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Glass jar with no lid containing powdered residue Square clear glass jar with wide neck. Old label on front " Mint London England". Written over "Mint" are three Chinese characters in black ink. Below this another red ordered paper label has been…

Ceramic jar with lid containing dry ointment Ceramic jar has black glaze on exterior the bottom has recessed lip and has two Chinese characters impressed into the clay and a column of Chinese characters written in black ink. Top has slightly rounded…

Two bottles of blood tonic one in a package. A: Dark glass bottle with raised Chinese characters on one side and measurement lines on the other. Raised letters "oz." On the front is a pink and wine colored label decorated with flowers and scrolls. At…

Bottle of solidified liniment Clear glass bottle has rectangular body and narrow neck and is broken at bottom left. On the front is yellow paper label with black printing in English; "Pure Soap Lake Liniment Registered 1907" it gives directions and…

Bar of Soap wrapped in instruction paper inside cardboard box. Cardboard box printed in pink and black with English on all sides. Front " Lava Chemical Resolvient Soap Made by the Waltke Co. St. Louis U.S.A." The rest of the printing has advertising…

Red Cardboard box containing wax pills and instructional sheets Rectangular shaped cardboard box has red paper exterior decorated with wood grain design. Hand written Chinese characters in black ink are written on both ends. The box has no lid. Box…

Two pieces of paper giving instructions on use of patent medicine Large piece printed in red and black Chinese characters was used as a wrapper for the medicine. Smaller one 4.75" X 3.625" is printed in black ink with decorative frame showing grapes…

Flat semicircular paper hat. Paperboard with a textured surface painted black and trimmed with white ribbon. Inside is lined with pink paper. Attatched is a long dark purple cord with tassles. Probably a hat for a court doll for Girl's Day display.

Tiny cloth hat for court doll. The hat is tall and shaped like a flattened thimble. One side of the hat is a dark blue brocade. The other is an of white brocade. Along the center seam is a cross stiching of pink thread. Probably for a Girl's Day…

Watercolor painted on silk and mounted on paper. Depicted is the Emperor Shen Tzong (r. ) according to intern Tzu-an Chang. The watercolor is painted on a yellowed silk. An outlining technique is used to create a simple line drawing showing the…