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Two piece urn, with body (part a) and lid (part b). Made in a style called goten-gata zushigame (御殿型厨子甕), an urn in the form of a palace. On the front are two Buddhist figures, each in the centre of a lotus, in relief, in turquoise on a dark brown ground. On the top of the lid, are two three-dimensional shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish. On the front is an epitaph, called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan. There is another migachi under the lid.
Top portion of hood is batik dyed creating a floral design in light blue on black ground. Lower portion is woven design, white on navy ground. Reverse side is light blue flecks on navy background. Black tie at back of hood.
Part a: Folded shin guard that tapers slightly at one side, is rounded at the top, and five brass fasteners on each side. Part b: Shin guard that has been folded out. Has scalloped edge at the bottom and a rounded edge at the top. Has five brass fasteners on each side. Both are plain black with ties.
Checkered design in turquoise, black and maroon. Ties are maroon. Two short splits at front.
Dark blue kimono with tapered sleeves and a white pattern. The pattern is a diamond design with white dots on a dark blue ground. The pattern is hand stitched. Around the neck and part way down centre opening is a wide dark blue band. There are short ties on the band. The inside is unlined.
E-sugoroku game. Rectangular sheet of paper covered with a woodblock printed scene that shows firemen, known as hikeshi (火消し), on ladders in acrobatic positions on the upper portion, with a crowd of men gathered together observing them in the lower portion. Predominant colours are blue, green, black and brown on an off-white background.
Rectangular painting of a red camellia in full bloom and with a small flower in bud. All are on a gold painted background. Gold speckles on reverse. Japanese characters down the right side of the painting along with a red square stamp impression.
Red chrysanthemums with green leaves amongst long green grass on silver cardboard ground.
Orchids in brown and red with blue leaves on white ground.
Mimeographed booklet stapled with printed text and sketched illustrations throughout. The printed title in bold on the front of the booklet reads "The Japanese Garden Cheynes, Cottered, Herts." There are three Japanese characters under the printed title.