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Statue

Hollow cast bronze; paste or stone inlay; engraved design; some inlay missing. Top knot hairstyle; jar in hands. Meditative pose holding medicine jar; probably a Buddha of medicine. Probable 19th century date.

Caddy

Coarse white porcelain over glazed enamels Rose Medallion. A: Garden scene with figures and floral design. B: Lid: interior scene with figures and floral rim. Intended for export.

Screen

Black bamboo Victorian frame gold silk embroidery of birds and plants. Printed paper back line with Japanese calligraphed paper previously listed as Chinese. Silk is rotton bamboo heavily scratched parts missing loose pieces. Late 19th century.

Bottles

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Sake Bottle Fine white porcelain bodies red Kutani (Akai Kutani). Overall textile pattern in red and gold with medallions in fabric motif. Server a: Lake pavillion scene one side two ladies other side. Server b: Lake pavillion one side three ladies…

Basket

Rattan woven with bamboo edging. Woven winnowing basket or grain riddle; Bamboo lip is pegged together with hand-made wooden pegs; Rattan broken in several spots.

Padlock

Cast brass with cutwork and engraving in Islamic motif; Dome top; Solder smeared in bottom.

Shoes

Interwoven colored straw; maroon green purple natural. Traditional country style.

Jacket

white cotton jacket; twill weave cotton fabric machine sewn; long sleeve mandaring collar; center opening; five buttons cloth frog closing at throat hand done button holes; wear marks on sleeve and shoulders; some rust marks

Apron

white bib apron; plain weave cotton machine hemmed; bib and skirt are same fabric; neck loop is same fabric as apron side ties are twill tape and are tied to the apron through a grommet hole

Apron

off-white bib apron; plain weave canvas machine hemmed; bib and skirt are same fabric in continous piece; neck loop and side ties are twill tape sewn to garment; navy blue stitching along sides of skirt