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PaperEd5.2337

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. 2 rectangular multi-colour woodblock print samples. The top sample has thick and thin red and green vertical stripes on white. The bottom sample has 5 petalled white or red flowers with pink/orange and yellow centres; pink/orange stems on a dark blue ground, representing plum blossoms. Wide border at left, narrower border at bottom for both. Mounting paper folds from left over part of samples.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2336

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. 2 rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print samples. The top sample (806), is a modification of the damask pattern, ariso, which shows carp against rolling waves, but here the background is a green and brown checkerboard, and the carp are two black and one blue curved fish with scallop-like scales. The bottom sample (807) is bright pink with a white dotted background with various single colour robes called 'yukata', a light, cloth robe worn after the bath. Right and narrow bottom border. Mounting paper folds from right over part of samples.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2335

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. 2 rectangular woodblock print samples. The top is solid orange with a series of evenly spaced white characters in 3 1/2 rows; white border at top and right. Bottom sample is repeating vertical stripes of brown, green and black with white border on right and uneven narrow border at bottom. Mounting paper folds from left over part of samples.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2334

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print of wide diagonal stripes. Large and small character phrases which remain white are written in several directions across the sample. A white border remains on all sides; widest on the left and narrowest across the top. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FolderEd5.1745

Stiff, rectangular, blue, horizontally crinkled paper folder enclosing washi paper samples; printed black and red on off-white label on front in Japanese and English, listing samples. White-brown inside with same horizontally crinkled texture. Folder has box-like shape with three half-sized flaps at top, bottom and left, and a full-sized cover flap opening overtop from left to right.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paste adhesive, ink, dye and paper
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2333

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular, multi-coloured wood block printed scene with a narrow border on 3 sides; wider on right. Brown background, diagonal bright pink band across top left with numerous red flowers. Wigs and stage props such as fans, swords and umbrellas surround a central orange dressing table. The scene represents kabuki wigs, dressing table and paraphernalia with spring cherry blossoms. Black characters on white pink rectangles with pointed tops are dispersed across the scene. Mounting paper folds from left over part of the sample.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2332

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above a scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured wood block printed scene with a black background, unprinted border at the top and wider on the right side. Swirling red, and solid yellow water pattern with numerous clusters of flowers, trees, fruits and stars. Structures in bottom left quadrant; a bridge and structures at bottom right. Banners at top right. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookEd5.1951

Rectangular book with crinkled paper covers; pages have folded edges to outside; free edges and cover are bound in the Japanese style with yellow thread through four holes. Cloth reinforcements at bound corners. White label printed in black and red Japanese characters on front cover for Japanese text (opening from left). Inside covers red-brown and white scalloped 'lacy' paper on Japanese text side. Opened on right reveals English text.

Culture
Japanese
Material
mulberry paper, paper, ink, paste adhesive, dye and fibre
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shinpan Neko no tenarai shishōN2.1181

Print titled "Cats take calligraphy lessons." Classroom scene with many cats, wearing human clothing, writing calligraphy with brushes and ink. Colours are blue, green, orange, yellow and red. Black Japanese characters appear in columns across the top of the image, and also within the image. There is also a row of characters along the top edge, outside the border.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Obiya Chōemon, Ichikawa Ebizō; Ohan, Onoe BaikōN2.1164 a-b

Two piece woodblock print of kabuki actors, a man (part a) and a woman (part b), with white cherry blossom trees and a blue river in the background. The woman is on the left sheet and has her head tilted down to the left. Her hair is elaborately done up with a variety of accessories. She is wearing clothing that has orange-pink and blue flowers print on a grey background. The man (part a) is on the right sheet and has his right elbow resting on his left wrist as his right hand holds a pipe. He is facing the woman and is wearing clothing that has a brown striped pattern. Each inner side has the title (consisting of the names of kabuki characters and actors) in black, written in ‘kanji’. Each lower outer corner has a circular black censor seal known as kiwame-in (極 印), a vertically rectangular black seal of the publisher (版 元, hanmoto), and the artist’s signature in black, written in ‘kanji’. The print is made of two vertically rectangular pieces, creating a horizontally rectangular image overall.

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