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Gourd Bottle3154/5 a-d

Gourd bottle with cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is oblong, bulbous on top and bottom, with a small, short neck. Object has an even, dark orange patina. A dark purple cotton cord is wrapped three times around the waist of the gourd and then trails, holding the small wooden stopper (part b) by being inserted through a hole bored at centre. Part c is a small wooden tile with an orange thread tied through a hole at top, a Japanese character drawn in ink on one side of the tile and a pencil drawing of the gourd on the other. Part d is a silk carrying bag, rounded at bottom, light tan in colour, with a purple drawstring at neck.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, silk fibre, cotton fibre, wood and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/6 a-c

Gourd bottle with net and cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on bottom, narrowing toward mouth which is capped with a short wooden stopper shaped like a tree. Stopper has three Japanese characters scratched into the base. A woven carrying net (part b) loosely surrounds the gourd, with base woven into a star pattern. The neck of the net is made of a cord that loops through the stopper and creates a handle for the gourd to be carried by. Part c is a grey-green textured silk bag into which fits the gourd. It has a tan drawstring at neck.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, cotton fibre, wood and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/4 a-c

Gourd bottle with box. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on top and bottom, with a rounded lip surrounding the mouth at top. Surface is dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped and knotted around the waist of the vessel, with trailing end holding a small, dark wooden stopper by its loop. Parts b and c are a wooden box and lid that the gourd is carried in. A green ribbon is attached to the box, meant to tie the lid in place. The lid has writing in Japanese characters in black ink on both sides.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, wood, cotton fibre and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/3

Gourd bottle with cotton net bag. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is wide and bulbous on bottom, narrowing toward top through decreasingly smaller midsection and neck bulbs. A wooden stopper is inserted into the mouth at top, and is carved in a two-ring design through which a woven dark purple cord is threaded. Cord is woven into the neck of an openly constructed net bag that completely encloses the gourd.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/2 a-b

Gourd bottle with cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on bottom, round and elongated on top, capped with a metal neck and stopper. Surface is dark orange. A lighter orange cord is wrapped three times around the waist of the vessel, holding a green stone ring, then passing through a metal loop on the stopper, and finally through a round wooden bead. Part b is a silk carrying bag, rounded at bottom, dark blue with light grey foliage on the outside, and bright red and green on the interior. A brown drawstring closes the bag at neck.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal, wood and stone
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Bottle3154/1 a-e

Gourd bottle with box. Gourd is tall, bulbous on top and bottom, with a small bulb emerging from side at top. A stopper (part b) has been carved like a duck bill and fits horizontally into the hole in the bulb. Vessel's patina is a dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped several times around the neck of the gourd, with trailing end holding a dark brown wooden hoop. Gourd is filled with small metal balls. Part c is a dark purple and green silk carrying bag with an orange drawstring cord. Parts d and e are the bottom and lid of a light tan wooden carrying box with Japanese characters written in ink directly on the lid top, and on an adhered slip of paper on the underside.

Culture
Japanese
Material
gourd, silk fibre, cotton fibre, wood, metal and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/13

Furisode (振袖) style of kimono displaying a chrysanthemum pattern. Design shows large chrysanthemum flowers in a wide variety of colours, from orange to purple to black, some with leaves edged by gold-leaf embroidery fibre, others with painted gold embellishments. Leaves in several shades of green accompany some of the flowers. The background colour is a light tan, with areas of dark red holding a swirling tan line motif. Kimono is open at the front, with long hanging sleeve panels open toward the body to display a red lining. Small openings for the wrists sit at outside top. The interior torso is lined in tan silk, while the bottom has a lining of red. Bottom hem is slightly padded with fuki (袘).

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, gold metal, mulberry paper, dye and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/12

Hōmongi (訪問着) kimono with a background of dark purple, dyed in a modified chevron pattern design. Images of rolling waves with embroidered whitecaps, flowers of various sizes and colours (some with embroidered centres), fan motifs, lanterns, colour blocks and geometric patterning. Kimono is long, open at the front, with short hanging panels on the sleeves that are open toward the body. Small openings for the wrists sit at outside top. The interior torso, sleeves and lapels of the garment are lined in red silk, while the bottom has a lining of heavily patterned purple.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, dye, gold metal, silver metal and mulberry paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/11

Kimono made of light grey silk in the Iro tomesode (色留袖) style, hand-painted around the bottom with an image of flowing blue water and waterfalls amongst grey rocks that support pines and other trees. At back is a small enclosed carriage. Tiny flecks of gold embroidery can be seen amongst the stones and foliage. The scene continues on the interior bottom of the kimono. There are five family crests or kamon (家紋) of creeping woodsorrel in a circle known as Kagehoso chūkage katabami (陰輪細中陰片喰) on the front and back of both shoulders and the back of the neck. The kimono is open at the front, and sleeves have short trailing panels with openings for the wrists at top outer corner. The garment is lined with red fabric, and is padded around the hem known as fuki (袘).

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, paint, gold metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/10

Black kimono made of Yūzen (友禅) double-layered silk. On top with cherry blossom branches at midpoint, and below the waist a wrap-around image of women in kimonos on a background of mottled green. There are three family crests or kamon (家紋) of creeping woodsorrel known as katabami (片喰) in a light tan colour decorate the back at neck and along arms. The kimono is long, open at the front, with long double lapels. Sleeves have short trailing panels below the wrists. The kimono is lined with light cream fabric around the shoulders and torso, red fabric inside the sleeves, and a second layer of the printed fabric on bottom.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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