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Vest698/9

Dark blue vest with a patterned upper section. The pattern is thin gold and white lines forming a checkered design. The pattern is used on the shoulders and upper back. Around the neck and partway down the centre opening is a wide band with pairs of gold stripes on a dark blue ground. The upper inside of the vest is lined with fabric, thick gold stripes on black ground.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive PlaqueN2.1354

Painted wooden votive plaque known as ema (絵馬) depicting a rooster and hen. Upper left side has Japanese writing, which reads 三橋よね (Mitsuhashi Yone; probably the name of the person who offered this ema).

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive PlaqueN2.1352

Painted wooden votive plaque known as ema (絵馬) depicting a woman and a child praying next to a shrine. Two characters, 奉納 (hōnō; offering) are on the top of the picture. Also writing on right side of shrine, 正成 (Masanari), likely the name of the person who offered this ema. The back has the words “Daishi Inari” in pencil.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatN2.1152

Conical hat made from palm leaf secured with concentric bamboo rings.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
kuba palm leaf, bamboo grass and plant fibre ?
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TableN2.545

Table carved from wood with a landscape scene depicting trees, a small house, mountains and sailboats in gold, black, and mother of pearl on a brown-red brown lacquered ground. The table sits on four legs that curl outwards, and the table base is ornamented with a slightly raised scrolling design above each leg as well as at the centre of the longer sides.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell, lacquer and paint ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScreenN2.1308

Four-panel screen, each screen with a similar scene executed from a different perspective; mountain in the background, sail boat in the middle ground and rice in the foreground. Imagery is embroidered with blue, grey, white and yellow thread on dark grey silk. The frame is black. The back of each panel is lined with yellow on dark grey floral silk brocade. Small, ball-like rolling casters inset into the bottom of the frames.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagN2.172

Rectangular open weave basket with bulging sides, cord and loop handle, thick upper rim, and a wooden frame at the bottom. Black, brown, and natural colour reeds; complicated open weaves. Banded patterning around the sides. Label on bottom indicates basket is made in Japan.

Culture
Japanese
Material
reed grass, wood, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carrying CaseN2.1092 a-c

A house-shaped rectangular carrying case (a) called sagejū (提重) with a peaked roof containing a copper rectangular brazier and a square copper water container with round openings and lid at top (b-c) known as kandōko (燗銅壺); part b is twice the size of part c and has two lids. Also attached to top of containers are handles of bail type. Red and black iron bound wooden framed sagejū with copper flap-style lids on the top.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer, wood, copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketN2.522 a-c

Set of three baskets of differing sizes that nest one inside the other. Each basket is shaped like a dish with a base of wider bamboo strips, sides of thinner bamboo strips, and a rim of twisted thinner strips.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StandN2.1025 a-c

Set of three stands each composed of three strips of bamboo, one strip curved on both ends, wrapped with bands of metal to two other straight pieces. There is a metal hool in one end of the bent bamboo strip. Coated in black lacquer.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, metal and lacquer ?
Made in
Osaka, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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