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ButtonEd5.2952

Round metal button with surface designs in high relief: dark finish overall; robust figure of bald-headed man wading through water. He wears draped pants, cloak, and carries items on his back from over-the-shoulder pole supported out front by both hands. Highest elevation is polished and smooth. Reverse with elevated rim. Central area has spotted copper and gold lacquer-like finish with soldered loop attached over top.

Culture
Japanese
Material
solder metal and copper alloy metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotEd7.252

Ceramic pot on 3 short (0.7cm.) legs, badly broken into 6 pieces, with additional piece, lid and tip of spout missing. Repaired with dark yellow glue. Squat spherical shape with spout affixed to one side and 2 triangular lugs, one above and behind spout and the other opposite. Pot has white body, and white lightly crackled glaze, painted underglaze with light blue/green around spout and lugs; dark blue on each side in pattern of y shapes enclosed by 2 vertical lines enclosing 3 x's. Same design incised on body. Rough blue line around top and bottom of pot, also incised. Glaze inside.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
glaze, clay and paint
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotEd7.251

Ceramic pot on 3 short (0.6cm.) legs, broken into 8 pieces, with other pieces and lid missing. Repaired with dark yellow glue. Squat spherical shape, wider at bottom, with tapered spout at one side and two triangular lugs (one broken), one above and behind spout, the other opposite. White crackled glaze, roughly painted underglaze with light blue/green around lugs and spout and with dark blue on each side in pattern of 2 x's enclosing y. V-shaped areas of pattern filled in with yellow/brown and parallel incised lines. Rough blue line round top and bottom of pot, each over 2 parallel incised lines. Glazed inside.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarEd7.250

Ceramic jar with thick very light brown body, broken at neck. Neck has corkscrew groove on inside. Jar is round in horizontal cross-section with nearly spherical body on raised single foot, with narrower neck. Heavy grey/white glaze, crackled, painted underglaze with 5 irregular blue bands, the centre band is much wider (2cm.) with a strip of yellow in the middle and irregular short incised or impressed vertical and diagonal lines. Inside is unglazed.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollN2.1373 a-c

Male samurai figure (part a) seated on horse (part b) with one arm perpendicular to body, holding a rattan staff (part c) with his right hand. Left arm rests near long curved sword, attached to waist with silk cord. Quiver with five arrows on back. Figure made of straw, has white ceramic face and black fibre wig, dressed in gold silk brocade, with armour of gold coloured metal lamellae laced with red and pale blue silk and brown leather. Horse (part b) of paper mache(?) is covered in imitation grey fur. Brown glass eyes. Reins of purple and white diagonal striped silk, bridle and long body fringe of red silk, saddle of leather, lacquer, silk and fur.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, grass, rattan, skin, metal, lacquer, glass, paste adhesive, paper, wood, leather skin, brass metal, silk fibre and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShrineN2.219 a-d

Wooden, rectangular cabinet shrine (a); open side has inner and outer set of doors, hinged at the sides, each door also hinged in the middle. Painted and lacquered black and gold, with brass trim; outer doors have gold-painted panels; inner doors have slats covered with fine cloth net. Carved panel with phoenix painted gold over inner doors. Inside is shelf with four pillars, under which are three panels with scenes. Drawers (b-c) in lower part of shrine; b has lacquered panel with scene; c is black with brass knob. Lacquered wooden tablet (d) is resting on a carved golden lotus, on two legs with eight Chinese characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre, adhesive, iron metal, lacquer, paint, brass metal and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1499

Closing fan (c) in wooden box (a) with lid (b). Box has nine (? ) Chinese characters in black ink; lid has sixteen characters; one character at each end of box and lid. Box made of unfinished light brown wood. Fan has eight split bamboo inner ribs and two carved bamboo parent ribs. Fan face of paper has gold background with tree scene of brown, blue and green with two white birds.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, paper, bamboo grass, ink, adhesive and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1498

Folding fan with thirty-nine inner ribs of split bamboo, highly perforated, and two white plastic parent ribs. Covered with silk on one side only, painted with grey wave design with two sailing boats and birds in red, with silver glitter, on white background. Silver paper around edge. Attached to silver-coloured rivet is cord of pink silk, 25cm. long (double), knotted, with tassels at end, strung with an imitation pearl.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, paper, adhesive, metal, paint and plastic
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1497

Closing fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two varnished bamboo parent ribs. Covered on both sides with ecru-coloured paper printed on one side with scene of snow-covered mountain, green and yellow mountainside, and black trees. Inscription of nine Chinese characters in black, with two-character red seal.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, ink, adhesive and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1496

Folding fan with thirty-eight inner ribs of split bamboo and two perforated orange lacquered parent ribs. Covered with silver coloured paper on both sides, painted with design of flowers and leaves in light and dark red, yellow, black and white. Through white plastic rivet is strung a cord of pink silk 9 cm. Long (doubled), knotted, strung with transparent plastic bead.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, silk fibre, paint, plastic, adhesive, paper and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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