Three cherry wood rectangular plank dai bases used for Ikebana flower arranging. The three planks are virtually identical each is stained dark red on the edges and varnished on the top. The bottom of the planks are roughly textured and perhaps…
[pu gong ying] Herba Taraxaci The dried aerial parts of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand. -Mazz. Taraxacum sinicum Kitag. or Taraxacum heterolopis Nakai et H. Koidz. (family Compsitae). It is used for boils furuncles and other pyogenic infections.
6 cutout cardboard heads of Japanese military men- yellow with black print- 1. a lot of holes 2. some holes 3. a few holes 4. a few holes 5. no holes- brighter yellow 6. no holes- brighter yellow
Red paper mache Daruma Round figure is painted completely red except for the face which is beige with black eyebrows eyes and mustache. Around the black eyes are blue rings. Beneath the nose is a small red line. Five vertical lines run down the body…
Papier Mache Daruma Figure with Flat Gold Top. Shaped like a saki bottle with a flat top this doll is painted red and a tan face made of paper is pasted on. The features of the face are painted black triangle eyes eyebrows and a red mouth. Painted…
Small Wood Daruma Netsuke Single piece of carved wood rounded bottom and smaller rounded top with a face carved into the front. Folds of the monks dhoti are carved just above the ears. The face has large eyes a furowed brow wide nose and high cheeks…
Poem Card Game "Iroha" cards Lidded cardboard box containing 48 picture cards 48 poem (written in Hiragana) cards 4 blank cards. The folk- sayings must be matched to the picture cards.
