Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of a fairy character. Puppet carved from wood, with a white face, carved facial features emphasized with paint, a crown of painted petals in gold, red and green, and long gold and red earrings. She wears a full length robe with decorated shoulders and layered skirts, with a wooden bow at front. The puppet’s arms are wood covered with wide sleeves of white polyester edged with coloured sequins. They are lifted by pulling on a thin plastic tube that emerges from the base.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of a princess character. Puppet carved from wood, with a white face, carved facial features emphasized with paint, a crown of painted petals in gold, red and green, and long gold and red earrings. She wears a full length robe with decorated shoulders and an elaborate belt with leaf panels at each side and a long layered panel at front. The puppet’s arms are wood covered with long, wide sleeves of blue polyester. Thin plastic tube emerges from the base, likely used to lift the arms at one time.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of a princess character. Puppet consists of the body (part a) and separated head (part b). Carved from wood, the puppet has a white face, carved facial features emphasized with paint, a crown of painted petals in gold with a green forehead ring, and long gold and red earrings. She wears a full length robe with decorated shoulders and chest, tiered colourful skirts and a long layered panel and bow at front. The puppet’s arms and hands are wood, covered with long sleeves of blue polyester. Arms are lifted by pulling on a thin plastic tube that emerges from the base.

An orange-brown stone figure carved out of a rectangular block with a round head and the arms resting to the sides.

A grey stone figure carved out of a rectangular block with a round head and the arms resting to the sides.

Small foliated rim plate carved under the glaze with a central chrysanthemum roundel surrounded by geometric key-fret type designs. The everted rim has a hatched diaper design. Covered in an uneven green glaze.

Small foliated rim plate carved under the glaze with a central chrysanthemum roundel surrounded by geometric key-fret type designs. The everted rim has a hatched diaper design. Covered in an uneven green glaze.

Small foliated rim plate carved under the glaze with a central chrysanthemum roundel surrounded by geometric key-fret type designs. The everted rim has a hatched diaper design. Covered in an uneven green glaze.

Round, square centre hole, outer and inner rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, 4 crescents on reverse; canh thinh thong bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; reverse has crescents facing inwards at top, bottom, right, and left; extra metal in centre hole.

Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse, dot on reverse; canh hung thuan bao in Chinese characters, read top-bottom-right-left on obverse; reverse has dot at top.