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Lullaby3186/5

Calligraphic work on paper. Work shows several lines of Japanese characters in various thicknesses and depths of colour, from light grey to black. A round red seal with the artist’s name sits near the bottom left corner.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crescent3186/4

Calligraphic work on paper with kanji characters 三日月 (mikazuki; crescent). Piece is rectangular, showing a thick black brush stroke on the left side in a rough crescent shape. Beside it near the centre is a lightly painted circle. Light linear brush strokes move off the page on the far right. Two square red seals with the artist’s name, mark the page, a small one on the bottom left corner, and a larger on the far right near centre. The paper is attached to a wood panel, painted black along the edges, unpainted on the back. Written on the back is 湯上の三日月パネル (A panel work of Mikazuki by Yugami).

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moon3186/3

Calligraphic work on paper with a kanji character 月 (tsuki; moon). Piece is rectangular, showing the grey imprint of a character smudged into black ink. Small areas of the white paper have been left un-inked. A red, round, signature seal with the artist’s name, sits on the bottom left. The paper is attached to a wood panel, painted black along edges, unpainted on the back. Written on the back are the artist signature and title in Japanese, 湯上久雄 「月」.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Butterfly3186/2

Calligraphic work of a kanji character, 蝶 (chō; butterfly) on thick, white, rectangular paper. The design is of runs, pools, and splatters of black ink, in various thicknesses and consistencies, creating an image in black and grey. Areas of the darkest black have a slight shine.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Back3186/1

Calligraphic work of a kanji character, 背 (se; back) on thick, white, rectangular paper, with black ink, in various thicknesses and consistencies, creating an image in black, grey and white. Wood glue was added to create areas of shininess on the ink, as well as on the paper. A kanji character, 背 (se; back) is written so that it also takes on the image of a spinal column. The character mainly covers the right side of the page. Some ink is also on the back of the page near top and bottom edges.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Noh Mask3118/1

Noh Okina (翁) mask, depicting an old man. Mask is carved from wood, with exaggerated wrinkles on brow and cheeks, down-turning eyes, a wide nose, and incised lines on upper lip indicating a mustache. The mask is painted light grey with black accents and a red mouth. The separated chin (切顎; kiriago) is attached with strands of fibre on either side of the mouth, with a long beard, possibly of horse hair, falling from chin and lower lip. Bushy circles of fibre above the eyes represent eyebrows. A long, cream coloured, braided tie is attached to either side of the mask. The inside is painted black.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, plant fibre, horse hair ?, paint and synthetic fibre
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Keika Hyakugiku, Vol. 13065/21

Bound paper book of woodblock prints titled "One Hundred Chrysanthemums". Book consists of a back and front cover and 27 doubled over pages, with images on one side only. Images are a variety of chrysanthemum flowers, accompanied by their names in Japanese kanji script.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amayadori (Sheltering from the Rain)N2.1256 d

Print of a man and woman (farmers) in the rain, sheltering under a tree, with fields in the background. Main colours are green, brown, blue, yellow, pink, and white. The artist’s stylized seals appear at the lower left corner, in red, on the image. The red Japanese characters in the lower right margin are the seals of the publisher, printer and carver. The paper mount is stamped "Made in Japan".

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nōka no shogatsu (New Year at Farmer's House)N2.1256 c

Print showing a farmer at work, with children playing outdoors and his wife mending a kimono. Main colours are blue, green, red, brown, white and black. The artist’s stylized seals appears, in red, at the lower right on the image. The red Japanese characters in the lower right margin are the seals of the publisher, printer and carver. The paper mount is stamped "Made in Japan".

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Yukidaruma (Snowman)N2.1256 b

Print showing a mother and her children outdoors in a snow-scene. Two children are building snowman, the other is holding a bunny in a bowl, and the mother has a baby on her back. Main colours are brown, red, blue, yellow, green, grey, and white. The artist’s stylized seals appears, in red, at the lower left on the image. The red Japanese characters in the margin are the first edition seal, followed by the seals of the publisher, printer and carver. The paper mount is stamped "Made in Japan".

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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