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ChopsticksN2.519 a-b

Pair of chopsticks (part a and b) with a painted landscape scene of branches and a setting sun in black, orange-red, and gold. Part a has more orange-red colour on it than part b.

Culture
Japanese
Material
elephant ivory ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScalesN2.477 a-c

Pear-shaped wooden object with a long dowel-like neck ending in a sphere. Object is cut in half widthwise and, pivoting on a brass bolt fixed through the end of the neck, slides open to reveal a circular brass dish and a long, needle-shaped ivory (?) object held in inner cavities. The needle-shaped ivory (?) object is covered in black dots arranged in a linear pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Material
elephant ivory ?, wood and brass metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN2.948

Collapsible fan with a band of black silk with a painted border of gold and white, a band of gold wood rectangles, and a band of green silk with a silver and gold border. The fan is supported by black bamboo ribs, each with a cut out triangle, and outer ivory ribs. Yelow cord with a green bead at the end is threaded through the ends of the ribs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, gold metal, bamboo grass and ivory
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.367 a-c

Ivory snuff bottle (part a) shaped like a cicada; not a real bottle as the interior is only drilled hole not entirely hollowed. The head is removable, acts as the bottle's stopper (part b), and has a short spoon attached at one end. Part c is a wooden stand with four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
elephant ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.375 a-b

Full length male figure (part a) wearing a hat and drinking wine from an ewer held upright to his left by both hands. Leaf tied at his waist on his right back side. He is standing on curled flowers. The stand (part b) is decorated with characters and landscape scenery.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.167 a-b

Carving (part a) and stand (part b). Two travellers sitting under a peach tree. Stained golden brown.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and ivory
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN1.342 a-gk

Square oak box with a front panel that slides upwards to reveal six drawers with brass pulls; drawers are filled with ivory mahjong pieces. Nailed to the outside of the box are brass corners, bat-shaped brass pieces, a circular brass piece on the sliding panel, and a top piece with two handles--brass is decoratively engraved with dotted and linear patterning, as well as several characters. Part c is a red mahjong instruction booklet. There are 289 parts (a-zzzzz, ab-gk) in all.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, ivory, oak wood, paint, paper and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe505/3 a-b

Long, straight, dark brown bamboo pipe with ivory (?) rings at both ends. A raised silver metal fitting near the end of the pipe connects it to a flared, circular stone container--container has a red band with characters around its circumference and a red circle with a curvilinear design on its top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, metal, stone, adhesive and elephant ivory
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum841/35

A short double-sided dark brown wood cylindrical drum with a fibre band covered in fabric wrapped around the middle part which is painted red. Attached to the band are two rope cords, one of which has a ball at the end. There is a white loop through the band and a cowrie shell. Orange twirled fibre string is looped around the band. The drum is decorated on the sides with white and red circles.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
ivory ?, wood, fibre and skin
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scales661/15 a-c

A long light stick which is decorated with black dots and has a silvery metal end which has a gold-coloured hook in a loop through which a flat circular gold-coloured metal piece with an angled rim is attached with three fibrous strings. There is a pyramidal gold-coloured metal weight with a black string through its loop at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory ?, brass metal ?, fibre and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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