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PlateEdz3130

Plate with flared sides and raised foot ring. Decoration on both sides in blue; interior decoration is a central landscape of three musicians playing outside, which is surrounded by eight more landscapes outlined by double lines; floral decoration in remaining rim areas. Exterior designs are bamboo designs on white ground.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Weight1278/2 a-b

Part a is a ceramic paper weight in the shape of a rectangular prism. It is decorated on five faces; top face is a landscape scene with two men seated on the ground near a rock and a tree; the two long side faces are decorated with a red flower and blue and gold leaves; the two small side faces are decorated with four horizontal blue lines and two vertical lines. Part b is a wooden stand that appears to be original to the object; sides have designs carved through them.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar1262/179 a-b

Part a) Large ceramic jar with depictions of two birds, flowers, and trees. There are two large blue Chinese characters over two of the four sections with the birds. Four blue ears on shoulder. Part b) Wooden lid, dome shaped with cut out patterning and knob handle.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Divination Block1521/14

Two semicircular, brown pieces of wood threaded together by a length of orange string strung through a hole in the tip of each object. Each piece has a rounded and a flat side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Offering1521/38 a-b

Long, yellow paper bag with a red printed image on the front--a dragon and a flower with a vertical line of characters in-between them. Inside the bag is a rectangular pink slip of paper with a red printed image on it--three standing men holding long scrolls with characters on them.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink and paste adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Offering1521/40 a-b

Long, white-yellow paper bag with a green printed image on the front--a dragon and a flower with a vertical line of characters in-between them. Inside the bag is a rectangular pink slip of paper with a red printed image on it--an oval ringed with characters with two men sitting in the centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink and paste adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Offering1521/32

Folded, three-dimensional paper object with many small cuts made into the paper. Paper is white with a repeated pattern of a yellow and orange flower.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dragon Gate Representation1521/9

Vertical rectangular box made of coloured paper laid over a bamboo frame. Box has two red vertical bars across the top--four paper fish silhouettes are laid across the bars, with an additional fish glued to the box in the background, creating a sense of depth. Across the top of the box is a wide strip of red paper printed with gold circular shapes with characters in the centre. Two red paper pennants fly from the top corners of the box.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, bamboo grass and paste adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket806/7 a-b

Light brown-yellow coloured woven basket (part a) with rectangular base, bulbous-shaped centre, two shoulders and twisted bamboo handles narrowing sharply to flared neck. The top rim of the piece is in the form of a circle and has split bamboo strips projecting inwards to form a funnel opening for the lid (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pestle807/1

Long cylindrical wooden piece that has been shaved slightly inwards at one end. Other end is slightly rounded and entire surface has a smooth finish with well defined carving marks.

Culture
Chinese
Material
guava wood
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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