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Cantonese Opera CapeN1.703

Pink cape with standing collar and centre opening with silk ties. The front and back have a gray stylized peony motif surrounded by black dots on pink ground. The collar has gray stylized peony motifs and black scalloped edges on pink ground. The borders down the centre and along the hem have black diamonds and triangles with a black scalloped edge. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Shanghai, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy ScrollN1.572

A hanging scroll painting of five main vertical lines of Chinese characters written in lacquer script in black ink on silk with two smaller vertical lines on the side, which includes the artist signature and his age. One red seal is on the top corner while two red seals are at the opposite bottom corner. The calligraphy has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a beige cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a brown cloth ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with blue, red, and yellow patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.575

A hanging scroll painting of a landscape scene with mountains in the background and having houses, pine trees, and water forming the middle, and the foreground. Zig-zag water pattern flows from the high distant background into the foreground. One human figure is seen sailing in a junk in the middle ground. Predominant colours used are brown, green, and black. Four vertical lines of poetry are written in black on the upper right corner with one red seal and another red seal at the opposite corner. Dotted stroke technique. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a brown cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured brown fabric with a dark blue ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with yellow, blue, and green patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.580

A hanging scroll painting of a winter landscape scene with gnarled trees and a waterfall in the background. An elderly traveller wearing a hooded robe is carrying a staff. Predominant colours are black with some red and green. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric with grey-green patterned fabric at the top and at the bottom. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a light brown cord bound by metal wire and brown fabric with a white cloth ribbon. There is a brown wood cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with grey-green patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Head1057/12

The head of a doll (see record for 1057/11 for the doll body shown in image). The face is painted white with grey eyebrows, black diagonal eyes, rosy cheeks, and a red mouth. The hair is painted black. The ears have gold earrings, above which, at the side of the head, there is a rectangular olive green patch of fabric with a green and white centred pink flower(?), and a red diamond or scallop shape. The elaborate gold-coloured headdress is decorated with coiled metal wires with black beads and shimmering dark blue-green beads along the front.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay ?, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera PantsN1.640 b

Yellow pants (part b) with a cotton waistband and wide straight-cut pant legs. The front and back lower legs have a green lotus motif and black meander border. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera BeltN1.638 b

Black belt with embroidery, hanging flaps and brass hook and bar fasteners. There are two flaps over hanging from the top edge and two hanging from the bottom edge. The front is embroidered in large stitches with white plum blossoms with pale yellow centres. The back is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.643

Red jacket with appliqué circles on the centre front and back. The jacket has a rounded neck, wide sleeves and a centre opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. The circles have four toed dragon motifs in silver, yellow, pink and black on a turquoise ground. There are mirrors, tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur within the circles. There is black and gold trim around the edges of the sleeves and bottom hem. The inside lining is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, rabbit skin, brass metal, glass and silver metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEdz1179

Rectangular piece of red paper with printed gold ink Chinese text and images. The image at the centre is of a horse flanked by two people who are facing inward and one of which is holding out a round object in one hand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink and dye
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1144

Paper offering consisting of a nearly square piece of red paper with black printed Chinese text and an image depicting five figures and five dragons with scrolls enclosed by a border of two dragons with a sun at the top centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink and dye
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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