A Japanese rectangular box and cover decorated in hiramakie and takamakie with ferns, braken and branches of pine leaves on a roironuri ground, the interior in nashiji -- 5¼in. wide; another smaller box and cover decorated in mother-of-pearl with two children flying a kite, the sides with cell-pattern and the interior in nashiji -- 3½in. high; a bowl on a short stem foot, the exterior decorated in hiramakie with pine branches and tendrils alternating with mon, the interior in nashiji -- 4¼in. diam; a shallow lacquer cup decorated in hiramakie and takamakie with an eagle stooping towards a smaller bird -- 4¾in. wide; a lacquer cup decorated in hiramakie with stylised scrolling foliage -- 3½in. wide; and a dish decorated with two birds perched on a fence -- 5in.diam. (6)