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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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GrillN2.1101

Grill composed of three curved wires supported by five legs with a barrel-shaped wooden handle extending out from a bent metal shaft that attaches to the central foot.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, iron metal and stain ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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UrnN2.1051 a-b

Two piece urn, with body (part a) and lid (part b). Made in the form of a palace, in a style called goten-gata zushigame (御殿型厨子甕). The top of the lid has two shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon, and the body of a fish; between them is a dragon head, with eight dragon heads at the corners. Parts of the inside are glazed brown. The interior is blue and yellow on white. The epitaphs called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) are in Okinawan on the front of the urn and also at the bottom of the lid and the urn.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsN2.330 a-b

Boots composed of woven grass with a complicated woven pattern on the toe. The soles are woven on a rag base. Bound with red fabric at cuffs and tied together with twined grass at the top front of each.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass, fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketN2.178

Basket with rounded sides and base. The rim of the basket is supported by strips of bamboo that are bound to the sides of the basket with a strip of bamboo wound around the edge. A short strip of bamboo is knotted through the basket at the rim to serve as a handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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