鍾 - spindle, gather, collect

limestone cave; limestone cavern

deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon

stalactite

Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons

round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)

Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)

small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)

Yoania japonica (species of orchid)

cystolith