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Irrigation Scoop782/1

Plain, large wooden scoop carved from a single piece of wood--has red circular stamp on the handle with a single character within it.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Deity Plaque1521/6

A rectangular wood piece painted with a picture of a man and a woman each seated in a red chair. Both have pink faces, are waring gold robes and are holding a small figure on either side, on of which is wearing green and the other of which is wearing red. Each side has a potted plant with actual heads of figures as the flowers. In front, there is a pink-lined pool with a samll pink figure in a yellow boat. The top has a green curtain above which there is a horizontal pink line with three red writing characters. The plaque is standing on two red feet.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Goddess Figure1521/5 a-b

Figure inside a case. The figure (part a) has a dark pink face painted with black eyes and eyebrows, and a red mouth. She is wearing a red cylindrical headdress with a flat rectangular top that protrudes forward. Strings of clear dark yellow beads dangle from this flat protrusion. The cylindrical headdress is outlined has a green and gold-painted band on the bottom. She has black hair and green earrings. She is seated in a red chair and she is robed in pink decorated with gold. The case (part b) is black on the outside and red on the inside. A curvy red panel decorated with a golden sun, in between two gold dragons, is at the top. The inner panels at the front are red with gold decoration and outlining along its curved edges. There is a window at either side and the front is open.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint, glass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingEdz1395 a-c

The scroll painting (part a) has a central image with a brown background with animals (red pandas?) playing in a rose garden. One brown and black striped animal is crouching down on a black rock from which a stem of a pink rose plant grows where a dark yellow butterfly flies overhead on the right side. Below this are other brown and black and white animals. Along the upper right hand side there are three vertical lines of black writing characters with two square red stamps with writing characters within underneath the outer line. Two more square red stamps with writing characters within are at the bottom of the picture, one in each corner. The central picture is surrounded by ornate cream-coloured fabric outlined with light brown. The scroll has ornate light blue fabric at the top and the bottom. Written on the back is the following: "_kao Feng Han 1683 - 1743 China". The top of the scroll has a semi-circular rod with dark red-brown and light cream-brown string going through four loops, and the bottom has a larger cylindrical rod with a four centimetre diameter which has been covered with a brown floral patterned fabric. The scroll is contained in a box and lid (parts b-c).

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe1006/1

A long hollow piece with a rounded tipped end.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueEdz1130

Red rectangular wooden panel with two vertical lines of golden characters and a metal eye screwed into the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CandleEdz1175 a-b

Two vertical sticks encased in red wax at the top. Each stick has a shorter stick attached at its base with paper at a forty-five degree angle. On both sticks the orange wax also has three coloured marks on it--yellow, white and green--and a large white wick emerging from the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wax, bamboo grass, paper and paste adhesive
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Pipe1521/4 a-c

A base (part a) with a circular well covered by a lid on a hinge on one side, two more smaller circular wells in the middle on each side, and a circular hole in which the second piece inserts. The base has a picture of a crane on one side with the caption reading "Shanghai China", and another picture of a landscape scene on the other side with a caption of writing characters. One end of the base has writing characters underneath "1988", while the other side only has writing characters. The lid of the well in the base has a picture of a panda bear. The second piece (part b) is attached to the base with a chain and consists of a long curved cylindrical tube pointed up and outward to one side with the third piece inserted into its back. The third piece (part c) is a short hollow cylindrical tube with a larger end at the top which has three holes.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEdz1094

Miniature standing human figure--figure wears a long-sleeved top, billowing yellow pants and slippers,and has long, braided black hair. A single metal wire curved out of the top of the head. Entire figure stands on a red lacquered cube of wood.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint, lacquer ? and metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure946/16

Miniature wooden figure carrying a pole with square packages tied to either end over his shoulder. Packages have faded red and grey drawing on each side Figure wears a long-sleeved shirt and short pants. Figure is mounted on a flat, rectangular wooden base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, adhesive, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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