Blue satin fukusa (gift cover) with embroidered design of two dancers performing the butterfly dance: Japan,1868 - 1883

Deep orange embroidered silk fukusa (gift cover) lined with orange silk with four tassels of gold thread, only one still attached to one corner, the embroidery depicts a wisteria, leaves and panicles of white flowers in brown, gold, shades of green and white threads; the orange lining has a woven family crest on reverse: Japan, mid-Meiji era, 1884 - 1899

Silk fukusa (gift cover) with a design in Yuzen resist dyeing and embroidery of two puppies beneath bamboo and holly in the snow, design is largely monochrome with gold embroidery embellishing the bamboo stem and leaves, berries in orange silk and gold mica applied on background, backed with orange-red silk with a roundel of an embroidered deer and bat: Japan, 1868-1900

Blue satin fukusa (gift cover) embroidered in black, grey, white, orange and green silks and gold wrapped thread depicting Sima Guang (J: Shiba Onko) as a boy along with three others saving his friend from drowning in a large jar, with additional decorations of clouds and pine cones: Japan, 19th century

Pale blue satin fukusa (gift cover) with embroidered design of the Treasure Ship (takarabune), with a phoenix depicted at the prow of the ship, a crane flying ahead, and a turtle swimming in the sea, embroidered in gold-wrapped thread, green, pink and black silk backed with red silk crepe with a tassel in each corner, one detached: Japan, late Edo period, 1801 - 1867

Embroidered fukusa (wrapping cloth) divided into four quarters, each with a different geometric pattern and a central pattern: a Japanese character in two of the quarters, a spray of flowers in the third, and a cockerel in the fourth with a central crest of wisteria in purple silk, with a black brocade silk lining: Japan, by Funazaka Sanshi, 1801 - 1867

Light blue satin fukusa (gift cover) woven in silver thread with repeating motif of tea utensils on a ground containing swastikas: Japan, late 19th century

Fukusa (gift cover) of sky-blue silk embroidered in black, white and grey with design of cranes with orange beaks and legs, the cranes are arranged so that the empty space forms the written character for 'turtle' (kame): Japan, 19th century

Cream silk fukusa (gift cover) lined with orange-red silk with embroidered design of a dancer performing the butterfly dance wearing a costume of a butterfly wings and a robe, with kinran (lacquered and gilded paper) and raised embroidery detail: Japan, mid-Meiji era, 1884 - 1899

White silk fukusa (gift cover) embroidered in floss and twisted silk with a design of three cranes among small pine trees: Japan, late 19th century