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FanEd5.1519

Flat fan, ellipse shaped in outline, with frame of very fine split bamboo. Both sides covered with white paper with sparkly white whorl pattern, edges bound with silver paper. One side painted with two dragon flies in black and grey. Straight bamboo handle, natural colour.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, adhesive, mica mineral, paper and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1518

Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape with one curved side, and light yellow trim. The design consists of a painted image in grey, brown and black depicting a landscape and a boat. Seal in red in bottom left-hand corner. Flat yellow silk cord inserted through cleft in handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, adhesive, silk fibre, watercolour paint and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1517

Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape, and light yellow trim. The design consists of a painted image in grey, brown and blue depicting a landscape, a boat and a person. Seal with single character in red in bottom right corner. Yellow paper border around edge and at handle base. Flat orange silk cord inserted through cleft in handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, watercolour paint, adhesive and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HolderEd5.1490

Clip of brass, consisting of u-shaped horizontal base to which is soldered (at open end of u) a vertical rectangular metal plaque, 0.5cm. behind which is a square inverted u of heavy wire, the ends of which are inserted into base. Plaque has projecting rim enclosing a picture of silver ? and brass inlaid on brown crosshatched background; picture depicts scene with house, trees, mountains, and boats.

Culture
Japanese
Material
brass metal, tin metal ?, silver metal ? and bronze metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEd5.1477

Minature pagoda cast of white metal, with brass wire surrounded by brass spring projecting from roof. Pagoda has rectangular base painted grey and black, and five stories painted red with square green roofs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
brass metal, paint and tin metal ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerEd5.1470 a-b

Incense burner and lid. Burner is of brass, round with flat base on 3 roughly rectangular solid feet 2.4 cm. high. Sharp ridge formed where base joins body. Body is squat, expanding to rounded, turned-in shoulder. Neck 1.2 cm. high; mouth 5.7 cm. in diameter, with wide, flat, turned-out rim. Body is yellow/brown, with shiny speckled surface, worn in places to reveal natural brass. Lid (part b) is also of brass with dark green/brown finish. It is rounded, somewhat raised, with design of 3 butterflies, one perforated, 2 inlaid in dark grey and red/brown metal.

Culture
Japanese
Material
brass metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseEd5.1467

Vase of highly polished bronze with a streaked dark brown shiny finish; round, with flat base on single ring foot 3.7cm. in diameter, with slightly rounded sides expanding slightly to shoulder. Carnation is a right angle with a flat shoulder. Neck is raised, 1cm. high, flared out at mouth, with flat, outturned rim. On one side of body is inlaid design in silver, gold, grey/green, and red/brown metals, of bamboo, flowers, 2 chickens, and grass. On opposite side is the mark 'nobu hiro', in 2 characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silver metal ?, brass metal ?, bronze metal and enamel
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd5.1466 a-b

Doll with a separate body (a), and a head (b) made of light red clay. Body is cone-shaped with arms against the body, slightly moulded, painted blue, orange, white, and gold. Neck is greatly extended with a groove on top on which wire inside the head rests. Head is in shape of hollow hemisphere with wire set transversely inside and with a green head cover, black hair, blue eyes, and a red mouth.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, metal and clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1462

Folding paper fan with tan bamboo ribs. Both sides of the fan are covered with white paper and has a painted circular design on the front and back. A white plastic pin holds the ribs together at one end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, adhesive, ink, plastic and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1459

Folding fan with thirty-two inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. One side covered with white paper, the other covered with white paper with a faint blue band at top and bottom; sparkly surface and painted design of two fish in brown and black. Inscription near right edge of three characters in black and two seals in red. Rivet is black plastic.

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