They are toilet articles which Princess Yōhime brought when she got married with Nariyasu Maeda, the 12th lord of Kaga province. She is a daughter of Ienari-the 11th General of Tokugawa. Tokugawa’s family crests – Aoi are delicately drawn by the gold makie on the black-lacquered ground. It gives us some indication of how magnificent the age of Tokugawa must have been. The gate of Kaga mansion built for Princess Yasuhime is a gate of Tokyo university called Akamon now.