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BookmarkN2.1366

White, pearlescent shell bookmark with a shrimp finial carved in relief and leaf-shaped ends.

Culture
Japanese
Material
shell
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingN2.769

Line drawing in ink and watercolour of a woman dressed in a kimono carrying an umbrella; floral elements are visible below her while architectural elements are imaged above her umbrella. Inscription on back of framing paper. Copy of a Japanese print?

Culture
Japanese ?
Made in
Japan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chōjū-jinbutsu-gigaN2.786

Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans. Second in a set of four (N2.785–N2.788) picture scrolls known as emakimono (絵巻物) or emaki (絵巻) of Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (鳥獣人物戯画; Animal-person Caricatures). The scroll features ink brush stroke drawings of animals such as elephants, lions, birds, tigers, roosters, cows, horses, and other animals. The scroll is mounted on grey-green paper printed with a silver floral design; wound around a wooden baton. When wound closed, the scroll is tied shut with a length of blue cord printed with a white crisscross pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shigisan engi (Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi)N2.784

Third scroll in a set of three (N2.782, N2.783 and N2.784) picture scrolls, known as emakimono (絵巻物) or emaki (絵巻) of Shigisan engi (信貴山縁起; Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi); painted in ink with calligraphy. Mounted on grey-purple paper printed with a silver floral design. Wound around a wooden baton. When closed it ties shut with a length of purple cord, printed with a white crisscrossing pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashN2.1037

Navy sash with white and green geometric embroidery on one end. A round coin is attached to end with a loop of green fabric. Sash is folded with embroidery portion on top.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve PadN2.1044 a-b

Long rectangular navy blue sleeves with ties at the top and the bottom (part a and b). Top of both part a and b have a triangular shape. Part a is folded in half with the ties coiled on top. Part b is stretch to full length with the ties coiled on top. Part b has a cardboard tag attached to one of the ties with fibre string and a handwritten inscription that has been crossed out. Underneath this inscription, there is a handwritten inscription that reads: "kote."

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre, fibre and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandal GuardN2.194 a-b

Pair of flat, woven, elliptically shaped grass objects with twined grass cords attached around the edges; parts a and b are tied together.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsN2.54 a-b

Pair of small, woven, grass thong-style sandals; tan and brown in colour.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AbacusN2.529

Abacus with twenty-one rows of wooden beads divided into groups of fours and ones. Framed in black. White divider between row of fours and row of ones. Held together by metal dowels.

Culture
Japanese
Material
ebony wood, bamboo grass, wood and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatN2.350

Bamboo stalks tied together with stem to form a mat. Tied together at each end of the mat. One edge is jagged and the other edge is even. Plain with dark finish.

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