Moore found that the reclining figure offered endless possibilities for the exploration of the human and organic form. He explained: "I think the reclining figure gave me a chance, a kind of subject matter, to create new forms within it." [1] He fragmented the figure in order to suggest forms of landscape.

The primary motif of this censer is the landscape around the famous Itsukushima Shrine, located on the Japan Sea in western Japan. The cover is worked in a variety of flowers in various metals and alloys. 

Yoshitsune is the romantic young warrior and hero of the ancient classic The Tales of the Heike, which describes the events of the Gempei wars at the end of the 12th century.

The scene on this charger is of a grand procession of warriors accompanying a wheeled cart. Judging from the decorated parasols and baggage carriers, the procession may be proceeding to a wedding. 

This small chest features two open-paneled doors enclosing seven small, gilt-lined drawers with silver chrysanthemum pulls. The surface is worked in two tones of gold and silver inlay. The decoration includes four zodiac animals on the top and flower-and-bird motifs on the side panels. 

Japanese metalsmiths used the lost-wax method to cast objects and also shaped metal by hammering. Surface patinations were produced by various methods, such as boiling the object in lye, then immersing it in various chemical baths. Metals traditionally used for objects include gold, silver, copper, and iron, which was treated to produce shades of black, gray, and russet. Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was also used extensively. 

This chest features decorative motifs in a high relief (takozan) technique using different colored metals. The borders are inlaid with gold in a swastika-like diaper pattern.