Chopsticks Item Number: N2.518 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of chopsticks bound together by two strips of orange-brown coloured paper. In between the sections of paper, there is a painted picture of a landscape and seascape with the sun setting.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1911 and 1930
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Chopsticks
- Identification Number
- N2.518 a-b
- Type of Item
- chopstick
- Material
- elephant ivory ? and paper
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Condition
- good