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FanN2.694

Round paper hand fan with a bamboo handle. One side of the fan features a bird perched on a willow tree. Grey and yellow on white ground. Plain back.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, paper and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN2.994 a-o

A wood lacquer box with lid (parts a-b), filled with writing equipment (parts c-o). The exterior design consists of bamboo in two shades of gold on a black background. The interior design consists of bamboo in two shades on powdered black and gold background. Includes ink and a rectangular stamp with a swirled dots design (part g). Two brushes (parts h-i) with lids (parts j-k) are inside with one brush (part h) having gold and black foil wrapped around the end while the other brush (part i) has silver and red foil wrapped around the end. There are two thin rectangular compartments (parts d-e), one at either side. The ink well stone (part f) fits in the centre of a frame (part c), which also has a fitted place at the top for two silver water pots, one (part n) of which has a fitted tray (part l) and a shaped ring (part m) around it. The silver water pot (part n) with the fitted tray (part l) and the shaped ring (part m) around it has the shape of a cloud. The other silver water pot (part o) has the shape of a leaf.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1242

Print depicting three carts and cattle entering a town. There is a building to one side of the road with groups of people inside. Print of Otsu Station (#53). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy," from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: “ Otsu This is the fifty-third station of the series, and is famous as a lake-side station. From Otsu, along the former Tokaido to Sanjo at Kyoto, there is a street-car running today." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN2.686

Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape with one curved edge, and yellow trim. The design consists of a painted image in brown, yellow, orange, brown, blue and black depicting a figure with a hat sitting in a boat on water. White silk woven ribbon tied at handle cleft.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, bamboo grass, watercolour paint and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.1272 a-k

Set of ten postcards, each postcard illustrating the successive stages of making paper: (a) a scene of papermaking village (b) cutting down zozo shoots in winter (c) steaming bundles of zozo shoots (d) removing black bark from steamed shoots (e) bleaching white bark in sun by watering (f) boiling white bark with lye to soften (g) removing dirt and green parts from bleached bark (h) beating wet zozo into pulp (i) traditional method of papermaking (j) drying sheets of paper by exposing to the sun. All ten postcards are housed in a white envelope (k) with black characters and lines printed on one side and characters, a black and white image of a person bent over a large rectangular trough with a tray, and the inscription "Picture post-cards of Hand-made Paper-making Process" on the other side.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookmarkN2.889 a-f

Set of five pennant-shaped paper bookmarks (b--f), each with a colour landscape photograph reproduced on the front. Each bookmark has a short length of coloured woven cord attached at the top; colours are purple, yellow, orange, pink, and green, respectively. All of the bookmarks are housed in a slim, rectangular paper envelope with characters and a landscape printed on one side in saturated colours; the bottom of the envelope is marked "Aburatsubo".

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, fibre, ink and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.1369 a-g

Set of five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of various village crafts and tools; postcards are numbered 6--10 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.893 a-g

Five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of various Inuit models, masks and tools; postcards are numbered 11--15 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1137

Print depicting a group of traveling men. One man is riding on a donkey(?) and another is being carried in a covered platform with a tent. There are abstract images of trees, houses, and people in the background. Print of Mishima Station (#11). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy." from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: "MISHIMA Fog covered this posting station one hundred years ago at early dawn. The serene skill which mastered the problems of the printing-block is perfect." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1206

Print depicts group of people crossing a narrow body of water. Some people are on the beach. Grasslands and hills are in the background. Odawara Station (#9). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy," from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: "ODAWARA An unspectacular print. However, this is the first picture in the Tokaido series of a Rendai-watashi (a hand-barrow ferry). The mountain in the background may be the Hakones." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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