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Item number Ed1.145 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a rounded black hat with round projections at lower back, an ankle-length robe of black silk gauze over red fabric, and a belt under the arms of paper painted red, black, and yellow, over a square multi-coloured paper panel. Boots are made of black paper. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.

History Of Use

Probably made for sale to European and North Americans, possibly under missionary influence. Figure represents a (male) official of the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910 C.E.), probably from the later years of that Dynasty. Red colour of robe, black colour of hat with projecting 'ears', square badges on front and back of robe and details of jade-trimmed belt, are all insignia of rank. Examinations on Confucian subjects was held to select men for government positions. Only upper-class men could sit for civil service exams, although those for other services were less restricted.