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ShoesEdz996 a-b

A pair (parts a-b) of shoes for bound feet. The soles of each shoe are made of white cotton fabric, and the thick arch, and heel, in one piece, are of the same fabric over wood(?) lined with finer white fabric. The outer surface, except for the sole, is covered with silk. The lower part is made of light blue-green silk with embroidery consisting of multi-toned pink flowers, and butterflies. The upper part is made of red silk, trimmed with black silk, and multi-coloured silk braid. At the front, there is lattice pattern of pink silk. The body of the shoe has several layers of stiffened fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and wood ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BurnerEdz947

Incense burner of brass, shaped like a flattened sphere and open at the top. Has three solid round legs, 0.6 cm. long, which flow smoothly into body of burner. Mouth has raised neck 0.9 cm. high with recessed ring around outer circumference. Rim is 0.6 cm. wide with upturned outer edge. Smooth, shiny surface. Under base, on square ground, there are the Chinese characters 'Gret Ming Hsuan-te'.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz946

Grey-bodied stoneware bowl on single ring pedestal base with flat outturned foot. Body has straight sides expanding to mouth with outturned rim. Slightly crackled grey glaze enamelled overglaze in red, orange, black, green, brown, white and yellow. Design on outside includes (bottom and top) zigzag band of black lines enclosed by black bands, band of red inverted square u-forms outlined in black; band consisting of four rectangular panels containing four different plants, space between panels filled with red brocade pattern; brown band with black frets. Black and red band inside rim. Two character mark 'great mountain' in lozenge.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz945

Grey-bodied stoneware bowl with crackled glaze, on single ring pedestal base with straight sides expanding to mouth, and outturned rim. Enamelled overglaze in four shades of green, yellow, red, black, white and light red. On outside is band 6.5cm wide with overall floral, leaf and irregular scroll design and two peacocks. On inside of bowl at bottom are three oval patterns in light red outlined in yellow arabesques, surrounded by band of half marquises in black, white and grey. On inner edge of rim is band of squat half-marquises enclosing elaborate t-forms in black white and grey.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEdz965 a-b

Box with lid which together form a squat, flattened sphere joined at the mid-section with exposed brass rim, wires and raised single ring foot. Base within foot is enamelled light blue, as is inside of box and lid. Outside of box has 4 red 5-petalled flowers on black ground which is filled with brass wire scrolls, with ring of red half-circles around upper edge. Lower edge of lid also has a ring of half-circles. Lid has symmetrical design of red and green leaves and 3 blue and light red flowers on wire stems, with wire scroll designs radiating from centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and enamel
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateEdz957

Square, slightly concave cloisonne enamel plate with brass rim; underside covered in solid dark green enamel, with a slightly raised square foot of brass. Upper side has design of a bunch of morning glory flowers near one side, in light red, red, light green, blue and yellow, with green leaves and brass wire tendrils. There are also 2 small butterflies, one red and one yellow, all on light blue background through which are scattered wire outlines of marquise forms. Contiguous wire circles on black stripe inside rim.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and enamel
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateEdz952

Square, slightly concave cloisonne enamel plate with silver rim; underside covered in solid, slightly speckled light blue enamel with raised single ring foot of silver. Upper side is covered with a design of multi-coloured flowers, with a different large flower in each corner and in centre of plate, and scattered small flowers, all on black ground. Exposed wires are brass; some chips near rim.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, silver metal and enamel
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarEdz1368

Round clay jar with lightly pitted surface. Narrow opening with raised rim. Blue uneven horizontal stripes visible through glaze with light cracks radiating from bottom. Red mark on rim of base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentEdz1367 a-b

Hexagonal wooden cylinder (cracked along one edge) indented in the middle with three raised horizontal wooden bands around open end; carved star-shaped floral wooden inset in open end; taut snakeskin cover on opposite end; rounded straight wooden stem with curved handle, decorated with two horizontal light wooden inlaid bands; two fluted wooden pegs, decorated with white/brown and light yellow/brown horizontal bands at one end. The pegs are attached at right angles to rectangular part of stem through two holes. There are two strings threaded through holes and wound around ends of pegs, and attached to pegs on side of sound box. Straight bow (b), curved at ends and threaded with gut, inserted under string.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, snake skin, fibre, plastic and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2407

Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Guangxu tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters on obverse; boo jiyen left-right (mintmark) in Manchu on reverse. Circle top reverse; straight area on rim top-left; rims not filed smooth; rim pits.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal
Made in
Tianjin, Zhili, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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