Rectangular mat with woven pattern. The mat is woven with light and dark natural-coloured strands in lengthwise bands. There is a border of three light coloured bands on each of the long sides of the mat.

Carving of soft, granular medium grey stone, shaped like half marquise in longitudinal cross section. Back and underside roughly finished; front side smooth, with ledge at bottom, curved forward at top. Standing on ledge is human figure in long robes with flowing sleeves, hands folded over abdomen, holding a peach or closed lotus flower. On left of figure is a vertical inscription of nine Chinese characters; on right are five characters. Some lichen and dirt on carving.

Vertically rectangular multicoloured print depicting two men sitting in the yard of a mat maker workshop, working on mats and barrels, a woman walking out of the house carrying a barrel of water, and a small child clutching the breast of a woman sitting on a bench. Through the open window can be seen a man leaning over a screen, and another child.

Brown covered booklet with Russian translated into Japanese. Inside, there is a piece of paper reading "Russian Primer printed on/Northern Island of Japan/1861".

Plain with eleven characters marked down length of handle; handle has mottled surface; hair is grey-white.

Rectangular wooden block. One side has a full length female figure holding a branch while the other side has a sitting dog. Both sides have calligraphy.

Yellow book with several characters on the front cover, bound with string. Title page identifies the book as "Chinese Moral Maxims, with a free and verbal translation; affording examples of the grammatical structure of the language. Compiled by John Francis Davis, F.R.S. Member of the Asiatic Society. London. 1923."

Standing cloaked figure with long hat that falls over shoulders, and pointed goatee on chin. Figure has bag on right hip with strap over left shoulder.

Rectangular wood block with calligraphy of haiku poems on both sides. Each side prints two pages. One side has an illustration accompanying the poem which has a diagonal line going through the middle.

Rectangular wooden block with calligraphy of haiku poems on both sides. Each side prints two pages. One of the four sections on one of the two sides has a smokey candle-like object.