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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.654

Pink robe with blue embroidery. The robe has slender sleeves, side slits and a side opening with metal snap closures. The border around the neck, cuffs, sides and bottom hem has longevity characters and ju-i scrolls in dark blue. The collar and cuffs are finished with a blue band. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, metal and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.637

Light green damask robe with wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with brass frog closures. The damask is woven containing a floral and diamond motif. The short standing collar has gold braid around the edges. The side opening border has embroidered peony, coin and endless knot motifs on a blue ground, edged with gold braid and pink floral trim. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, hemp fibre, dye, silver metal, brass metal, paper ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.544

Rectangular slab of black ink with a fish depicted in low relief swimming upstream and indented Chinese characters reading "dragon gate" in turquoise on one face. The reverse has a series of Chinese characters in low relief, and the edges on both faces are slightly raised.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal, adhesive and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.543

Ink slab with a rectangular shape, a raised border, a white elephant and four gold Chinese characters on one face, and four columns of characters in relief on the reverse. with two white elephants and characters in gold in front.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, charcoal, lacquer ?, gold metal and pigment ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.540

Black rectangular slab of ink with prunus blossoms in relief in gold and brown on one face. The reverse has characters in relief, and both faces have a raised edge.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, charcoal, lacquer ?, gold metal ? and pigment ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.479

Ink in the form of a Taoist deity figure standing on a boar. The deity's face and robes are painted gold with red and blue accents. Figure holds a fan and a peach.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, gold metal ?, paint and charcoal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.231

Ink stick, oval in cross-section, decorated with pines, clouds, and Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive and charcoal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.230

Rectangular block of black ink with raised edges, a deer figure (symbol of longevity) standing amongst foliage and rocks and indented Chinese characters on one face, both the characters and the deer coloured with gold lacquer (?), and raised Chinese characters on the reverse.

Culture
Chinese
Material
adhesive, charcoal, lacquer ? and gold metal ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.229

Rectangular block of ink with two indented brown Chinese characters above a slightly raised image of a building with a tiered roof on one face and a series of Chinese characters on the reverse.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal, adhesive, lacquer ? and pigment ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.228

Ink slab in a rectangular shape with slightly raised, rounded edges, and intaglio Chinese characters in gold on both faces.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal, adhesive, lacquer ? and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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