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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-13400, described as Adze—wood; hook-shaped handle with circular metal blade tilted over short end of handle. Length 46 cm, width 19.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bellows machine, accession number 9-11495, described as machine x "kallai" (bellows machine), metal; device with handle for manually generating a stream of air; crank connected at right angle to a disk form in turn connected at a right angle to another disk form terminating a tube through which the air comes; rusted; 31.5 x 23 cm 17 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 5-1592b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet, accession number 9-23127, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23072a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from metal and wood, while the sheath is made from Japanese Cherry and Cherry bark.

Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 9-21424a-c, described as Ivory needle case with silver(?) lid. Decoration in relief: A scholar and his acolyte arrive by boat at the foot of a mountain to climb it. Halfway up to the temple at the summit, the scholar rests and fans himself. In their ascent, the pilgrims pass through forests of bamboo, evergreens and deciduous trees. The case hangs by the crimson cord-loop from the button of the Manchu tunic. After a knot and an amber bead it enters the case through the silver lid. After it exits the case, its two ends run through a coral bead and are knotted once more, before they hang loose. Overall length of cord: 29 cm; of ivory case: 8.7 cm, case 1.5 cm diameter. Sewing needles to be stuck into cotton inside tube. a) box bottom, b) box top, c) needle case.