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Start Over Object class Dragons Culture or time period East Asian cultures Function 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 9-21261, described as Man’s case (for the ivory plaque reminding him of the early morning audience?). Black, navy blue, gold and silver tapestry stitches with six red accents. Identical patterns fore and aft. Cloud-shaped lid shows a bat; body: four symbols for “long life” in gold, interspersed with five for “joy” in silver. Crowned by the flamed pearl of perfection in silver and red, and framed by the running thunder motif forming the two dragons spitting it out, or vying for it, respectively. Sides: a black band with silver Xs and gold squares. A lip of cobalt blue broadcloth surmounts the case. The lining of unbleached cotton material covers both case and lip as well as the lid. The carrying double cord is 16 cm long and neatly knotted once. Two other cords emerge below and are first wound with a fabric embroidered in tapestry stitch in the unusual color scheme of white, pink, and red. These cords are 11 cm long. All cords are sapphire blue. Height of closed case: 11 cm; front width: 5 cm; cloud top: 6.7 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, netsuke and bead, accession number 9-12545a-c, described as Inro, netsuke, and ojime: The inro is a long wide lacquer box w/ wide oval shape base. Five nesting sections. Gold lacquer ground w/ light relief decor. of flying cranes, a tortoise w/ weed tail (minogame), some rocks, and on the other side a gnarled pine tree, and branches of plum blossoms. The cranes, tortoise, pine tree and rocks are symbols of longevity. Plum added for beauty. Interiors of sections are entirely of speckled gold. Cord guides raised. (a) The dull, rather flat gold ground is of fine powdered gold sprinkled upon the wet lacquer (fundame) The pine tree, and boughs in light relief is of duller sprinkled gold powder (hiramaki-e) highlighted by brighter gold detail and small inlaid rectangles of gold foil on the trunk. (okibarame style). The plum blossoms are of unpolished black lacquer (hana-nuri). The cranes of dull chestnut-brown lacquer (kuri-uro-urushi). The tortise [tortoise], in higher relief, worn and showing red lacquer base. The interior of sections covered entirely by coarse gold sprinkles on black ground and covered by red tinted overcoat of transparent lacquer. (nashiji). The entire inro is worn w/ many small cracks and chips. Some of the gold foil is peeling off. (b) netsuke has large crack. (c) ojime has metal lining of cord holds. The Netsuke (b): large ivory carving representing Fukurokujiu god of longevity. He is standing w/ a child, hold- fan in 1 hand and staff in other. Has large ears, full beard, and elongated head. Medalion [medallion], checkerboard & cloud patterns on garment. Signature on base. + The ojime (c) is a carved ivory bead w/ detailed dragon in sky. L. (a) 9cm. (b) 7.7cm. Dia. (c): 2cm. (a) signed "made by Kajikawa" (family) (b) "Tomomasa" a 19th c. carver.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313d, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313e, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313a, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313c, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313b, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313f, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornaments, accession number 9-21313a-f, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Hearst Museum object titled Jacket decoration, accession number 9-23676, described as Embroidery, red silk ground and "button" at the center. Embroidered dragons facing central "button". Edged in mostly green and yellow, geometric embroidery.

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