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One large package containing 6 sealed packages and one set of wax pills wrapped in paper A: Large paper package covered with yellowing paper with Chinese characters written in black ink on one end. The paper is folded around six rectangular shaped…

Two large package containing 6 sealed packages and one set of wax pills wrapped in paper A: Large paper package covered with yellowing paper with Chinese characters written in black ink on one end. The paper is folded around eight rectangular shaped…

Three large paper packages tied with string and 14 small sealed packages containing wax pills A - C: Square shaped packages wrapped with yellowing brown paper. Chinese characters in black ink on one end. Tied with white cotton string. D - O: 12 small…

Two large square paper packages tied with string A & B: Paper packages wrapped with dirty yellowing paper wrapped diagonally tied with white cotton string. Both have Chinese characters written in black ink on one end. B: Has additional writing to the…

Single piece light colored wood shuttle with inserted spool of pink thread on bamboo rod. A: The shuttle is long with narrow ends widening toward an ovoid central opening which holds the thread spool. One side of the shuttle is flat so that while…

Textile Sample of Kanoko Shibori Technique Light mint green damask silk with a woven-in hemp leaf design which appears like interlocking stars; the center section and an inch or so at one end is a shibori (tye-dye) design of a series of chevrons…

A piece of brown paper which has many creases. The edges of the paper re not even. The front black calligraphy writing is a Chinese medicine prescription for unknown illness. According to local herbalist Mr. Choy this prescription had to be written…

Brocade Maru Obi White satin double layer obi with all over (maru) brocade design in gold silver orange black bronze color peach and white thread with crane folding fan hana tebako (flower boxes) and flower motifs. Fabric folded in half lengthwise…

Red silk obi age Narrow habutae silk sash dyed red with kanoko shibori ("fawn spot" tie dying) in the center section leaving the ends undecorated. To create the crinkled effect white silk prepared by tying white cotton thread around pinches of fabric…

Obi Jime Tie White rust red and yellow silk threads woven together to create a flat double braid with a zig-zag design ending tassels. The tie is created using the kumihimo braiding technique which weaves a narrow tube that is flattened and the…