Odd items, any clue?

[Twinbrow]

I have been a pack rat of odd items and some inheritance items I just can't figure out. If you recognize anything below, please let me know.

 

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[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found Art & Collectibles > Sculpture > Figurines > Black Obsidian Turtle with Opal Inlay...

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[vpnavy]

I used Google Image Search and it found and converted from Chinese to English - appears to be a book...

Three thousand blows of wood and white iron

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[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found Hand carved Boxwood monkey netsuke...

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[ToddsPoint]

A book? It looked like a gold bar at first!😩

 

[Blackfoot58]

The first item looks like wax that has been pressed with a mold/seal.

 

[pepperj]

A book? It looked like a gold bar at first!😩

I thought the same first looking at it also.
Then I thought it's probably one of those bars they use in the pictures/videos of recovering the Japanese gold bars that seem to as common as pull tabs.

 

[Yang Hao]

The last image is Japanese Ink 金九玄 古梅園装

Here is a link to point you in the right direction.

廃盤 古梅園 金九玄 1975年 S50年製 古墨「中古」の落札価格｜書｜Yahoo!オークション(旧ヤフオク!) 落札相場- オークファン（aucfan.com）

廃盤 古梅園 金九玄 1975年 S50年製 古墨(Yahoo!オークション(旧ヤフオク!) )は8件の入札を集めて、2014/06/10 11:11に落札されました。

aucview.com

 

[opalboy]

That block of opaly looking stuff is either “plastic opal” if light weight, if it feels like glass it’s gilson opal which glass blowers love.