Bronze hair pin with a six-petaled flower or lotus seed pod finial and a square shaft.

Bronze hair pin with a six-petaled lotus seed pod finial and a thick shaft.

Gourd-shaped plaque with two separate landscape scenes. Top scene has four figures and rocks in relief. Bottom scene has pine trees, crane, deer and old man (symbols of longevity). A curvilinear cloisonné medallion separates the two scenes. Framed with patterned red lacquer.

Two deities, one mounted on an elephant (part a), the other on a bear (part b). One holds hands together in prayer (part a), the other holds religious tokens (part b). Both wear "flying scarves" added after casting. These figures most likely represent Buddhist "Bodhisattvas" or devotees of Buddha who have attained Buddhahood, yet choose to remain on earth and serve.

Seal made from one piece of bronze metal with an arched top through which is threaded a length of green cord that is knotted at the end. Chinese characters are incised in intaglio on the bottom face.

A large circular metal coin with a square hole in the middle. Script characters are in relief on one side, while human figures are in relief on the other side. Dark patina.

Three legged burner with two one-horned dragons serving as handles. The inscription on the bottom dates it to Hsuan-te (1426-1435), of the Ming Dynasty. The inscription under this incense burner states that it was given to the temple by a pilgrim from Peking. It was bought in 1923, from a priest of the "Gin Din" (Golden Summit) Temple, on Mount Omei, in the far west province of Szechwan. The original Temple had been burned many years ago. Various things were dug from the ruins and sold, to get money to rebuild. This bronze incense burner and its mate, bought by someone else, was among the relics dug from the ruins. The presentation was made over three hundred years ago. Mount Omei is one of the five holy mountains of Buddhism in China.

Three open ended tube-like sections made from bronze, hexagonal in cross-section, arranged in a row; a tall piece flanked by two short pieces. Cloud patterns in low relief are featured around the base and the top. Two five clawed dragons are molded in complete relief on the neck.

A flat circular metal mirror. TLV designs in relief on back side. Knob in centre for hanging. Green patina on both sides.

Wooden vase with rounded shoulder and base and eight lobed segments. Decorated with gold lacquered birds and chrysanthemums with glass ? inset at the centres of each flower. Motifs of lotus, cranes, and fish are engraved on the top of the brass cover. Two pink and off-white blossoms, one green seed pod, four green lotus leaves, and one green arrow-shaped leaf, each with a long and bumbpy stem, are inserted into holes in the covering, and fit into holes on the inside bottom of the base.