Vase of highly polished bronze with a streaked dark brown shiny finish; round, with flat base on single ring foot 3.7cm. in diameter, with slightly rounded sides expanding slightly to shoulder. Carnation is a right angle with a flat shoulder. Neck is raised, 1cm. high, flared out at mouth, with flat, outturned rim. On one side of body is inlaid design in silver, gold, grey/green, and red/brown metals, of bamboo, flowers, 2 chickens, and grass. On opposite side is the mark 'nobu hiro', in 2 characters.

Box with lid which together form a squat, flattened sphere joined at the mid-section with exposed brass rim, wires and raised single ring foot. Base within foot is enamelled light blue, as is inside of box and lid. Outside of box has 4 red 5-petalled flowers on black ground which is filled with brass wire scrolls, with ring of red half-circles around upper edge. Lower edge of lid also has a ring of half-circles. Lid has symmetrical design of red and green leaves and 3 blue and light red flowers on wire stems, with wire scroll designs radiating from centre.

Square, slightly concave cloisonne enamel plate with brass rim; underside covered in solid dark green enamel, with a slightly raised square foot of brass. Upper side has design of a bunch of morning glory flowers near one side, in light red, red, light green, blue and yellow, with green leaves and brass wire tendrils. There are also 2 small butterflies, one red and one yellow, all on light blue background through which are scattered wire outlines of marquise forms. Contiguous wire circles on black stripe inside rim.

White bodied porcelain bowl on single ring foot, 2.2 cm high with inscription of two-character ring mark (O Getsu) on underside of base. Sides expand slightly to rim. On outer surface is a design of blue parallel lines ending in a scroll-like pattern, radiating out from foot. On sides is a series of simple coils in blue and gold interspersed between three red circles with white flowers. Inside design is very complex, including central floral design surrounded by ring of brocade with three bat figures ? and around inner surface of sides are geometric shapes filled with brocade and three U shapes with floral design, all multi-coloured.

Round shallow bowl of white bodied porcelain on single ring foot; red 4 character mark under base 'Kutani Taniguchi'. Sides somewhat rounded, expanding to rim, which is outturned, pinched upward in 4 places. Bowl is white, with blue and black rings around foot and leaf design in grey and black on underside. Upper surface has 2 overlapping rectangular panels painted over-glaze in brocade designs, one red and gold, the other light blue with white. Clustered at one side of bowl and scattered to other side are blue and white flowers with yellow centres; brown leaves with gold veins. Large chip under rim.

Square, slightly concave cloisonne enamel plate with silver rim; underside covered in solid, slightly speckled light blue enamel with raised single ring foot of silver. Upper side is covered with a design of multi-coloured flowers, with a different large flower in each corner and in centre of plate, and scattered small flowers, all on black ground. Exposed wires are brass; some chips near rim.

Ceramic figure of Kwannon. Figure is feminine representation, kneeling on one knee and holding a scroll in both hands, with hair dressed on top of head, covered by a high headdress. Robes, in several layers, are white with light blue/green edges, enamelled overglaze with white dots and scroll patterns, and with blue, green, red, and hold leaf designs. Figure has red and gold waistband, gold necklace and hair ornament.

Mask depicting a humanoid male face that is pink overall with black hair and sideburns, think black eyebrows, bulging eyes rimmed with red and black that have a crescent-shaped slit under each, large ears that each have red and black curved lones, a slightly curved pointed nose with large nostrils, full red lips with the top lip bordered by a thin black line, and a proportionately small chin.

An ornament made of an elaborately knotted pink cord with a round silver box that has a swiveling lid and two tassels attached. Above the box, there is a loop, below which, there is a flat knotted lozenge shape. Below the box, there is a smaller looped pattern. The box is attached with an elaborate winged loop of silver. The box is inlaid with enamel in floral patterns of blue, blue-green, yellow, and purple with a coral bead inset on each side. Two tassels are attached below the second knotted design. They have multicoloured strands, and are wrapped at the top with gold thread that has a pattern picked out of the tassels’ strands on the surface of each wrapped area.

Bulbous-shaped vase (part a) with domed lid that has a round knob on top (part b). Vase is red overall, decorated with brass coloured floral arabesque patterns in horizontal bands.