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CompoteN2.620

Compote with image of two men on a balcony: one is standing and one is sitting. Floral design on base with two bands of gold on neck. Inscription on underside of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentM3.249

Ornament with ring-like shape, open ends, and rounded sides.

Culture
North African
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerN2.399

Ivory colour glaze, crackled. Tapered shape.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishN2.396

Plain white ground, with dark and light blue leaves; iris bloom; unmarked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN2.617

Family scene (girls in kimonos) and a country scene with Mt. Fuji. Richly gilded. Marked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN2.616

Vase with maple branch decoration in gold, red, orange, yellow and green on a cream ground. Inscription on underside of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN2.615

Maple branch and leaves in red and gold, with a standing cock. All on a cream ground. Richly gilded. Marked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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UrnN2.1052 a-b

Two piece urn, with body (part a) and lid (part b), both with a dragon head called ryūtō (龍頭) as well as floral motifs on the sides. Beige ground, with mottled turquoise, brown and green glazes. On the front side are holes associated with an empty space for affixing an epitaph panel (migachi).

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Urn LidN2.1050

Blue glazed ceramic lid from a funerary urn. The large rectangular lid is in shape of a palace roof. The upper ridge has a pair of three-dimensional creatures called shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish, protruding upward at each end. Between them on the front is a dragon head. The epitaph, called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan, is written along the bottom of the lid.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Urn LidN2.1048

Large ceramic lid from a funerary urn. The recangular lid is in the shape of a palace roof. At the end of the ridge of the roof are three-dimensional shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish, projecting upward. On both sides are the heads of shishi (獅子), a mythical guardian lion, protruding outward. Glaze colours are predominantly turquoise and brown. The epitaph called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan is on the bottom of the urn lid.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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