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Pair of metal cups Both cups are identical except for their condition. Outside has copper leaf and inside has an alloy metal leaf on a lead base. Both cups have a raised detailed dragon encircling the tapered cup and waves at the narrower base. B is…

Folding Fan Painted fan of paper with bamboo spokes. Decorated with a Daruma painted in black ink red tempera and pencil in Zen style with the painting extending over several bamboo sticks. The sticks are held together by a small black plastic pin.…

A: SWORD Short sword with a steel blade and carved bone handle. A thin undecorated bone guard is held in place by a band of brass. The incised designs on the handle have been emphasized in places with black ink. At both ends of the handle is a 3…

A: SWORD Steel blade is attached to bone handle with a wooden plug; bone guard is held at the base of the handle by a band of brass. The bone handle has an incised design highlighted with black ink. Design consists of a flower petal and leaf motif at…

A: HANDLE Incised bone handle has wooden plug at one end where the blade would be. The design is enhanced with black ink in places: on both ends are flowers with 3 petals and 2 leaves. In the middle are two robed men one with a beard At one end are…

A: BUDDHA FIGURE Wine colored sitting figure with left knee raised loose robe over shoulders and back chest and large stomach exposed hands on knees. Possibly made of resin manufactured by ceramic cast mold method. Small chip in lower left front and…

Medallion made from thin slices of cut and pierced bone; hexagon shaped center with 5 fan shaped pieces tied to center with red string remnant of 6th piece. Pierced design of palm fronds and holes.

Bell Dark bronze cast bell with green patina. Diamond shaped mouth 2.5" stem with a triangular loop at center top. Handles on sides have dragons with their tails up and hind legs attached to stem. Probably made with the cire perdue (lost wax) method.…

Bontoc Man's Hat (Suklang) Pill-shaped basketry hat made of rattan. Square start in center with spokes radiating out and woven over 1 under 1; rim is bound with rattan; 4 red dyed rattan bands encircle the hat near the bottom rim held in place front…

FIRECRACKERS Water resistant semi-transparent colored paper (yellow except one of another brand which is orange) wrapping containing 16 fire crackers per package. Crackers are either red green or blue and are printed with white stars (except "H"…