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ButtonEd5.2950

Round metal button with surface designs in high relief: peonies with leaves arranged on stalk growing from ground. Centres of flowers, four leaves, and bulb in gold inlay; remaining area has blackened finish. Reverse with slightly elevated rim: centre has soldered copper loop attached.

Culture
Japanese
Material
copper alloy metal, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonEd5.2951

Round metal button with surface designs in high relief: 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. Fan-like item in copper inlay attached to end of pole at his back. Elevation is highly polished to smooth gold-coloured finish. Reverse with elevated rim: central area has spotted copper and lacquer-like finish with soldered loop attached over top.

Culture
Japanese
Material
copper metal and copper alloy metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.1749

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Sample is four uneven light blue wavy lines width-wise across light brown paper. Lines are marble-like in appearance. Paper is smooth with dark particles added.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Hyogo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.1756

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is swirled green and brown with one prominent yellow area. String-like appearance overall from long fibres concentrating together. Single-strand fibres cover most paper area and disperse to reveal white areas.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Gifu, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.1755

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is single-coloured blotched sections of indigo and purple fibre near paper's edge and extending across its length. Colours separated by white central area and sections are dark to light in colour where fibres concentrate and disperse.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kurotani, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEd5.2953 a-b

Barrel-shaped with rounded corners. Dark brown sides with yellowed transparent top and bottom. Lid (b) has gold-painted design of peacock flying over water; islands, grass, and rocks with mountains in background. Large whitish area upper right. Sides fit over base (a); the two longest have one centred notch each at rim.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer and horn
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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