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TrayN2.544

Interior has two cranes in flight and three cranes on a pine tree branch. All in gold on black ground with mother of pearl inlaid into knot on branch. Three characters in gold on lower left of interior.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell ? and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TambourineM3.258

Wooden, circular tambourine with a skin ? cover and five sections of metal discs. The wooden frame is inlaid with square, diagonal and triangular pieces of mother-of-pearl and horn to form a geometric pattern. The metal discs are all similar with the exception of one set that has jagged edges.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
skin ?, wood, mother of pearl shell, horn, copper metal ? and bronze metal ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayN2.959

Red lacquer with 5 mother of pearl inlaid flowers, black underneath.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombN2.952

Gold lacquered comb with mother of pearl flowers, ivory ornaments and "Noh" mask inlays on the handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, mother of pearl shell, elephant ivory and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN1.609 a-b

Black-brown rectangular wooden box (part a) with lid (part b). Box is inlaid with pieces of incised mother of pearl--flower designs on the sides and a figure in a landscape on the lid.

Culture
Chinese
Material
shell, wood and mother of pearl shell
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayN1.608

Black-brown rectangular wooden tray with inlaid pieces of incised mother of pearl; image depicts two figures in a garden.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and mother of pearl shell
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScreenN1.291 a-b

Framed rectangular panel with imagery on both sides: two birds on the wing and a flowering branch painted on one side; eighteen lohan monk figures carved in relief, painted, and applied over a painted garden scene on front. Wooden stand (part b) with carved and painted, curvilinear and floral designs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell, mineral, ivory and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3592/1

Whistling bird ceramic. Smoke painted in two tones with engraved design. Double-bird sculpture with small square shell inlay on the chest of each bird. Impressed circles across the chests of the birds, extending back down the wings, as well as in the centre on back. Each head has large round eyeholes, two small holes in the back of each head, and a single hole in the centre of the back. The base has the artist's engraved signature (and handwritten note by collector).

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and mother of pearl shell
Made in
Chulucanas, Piura, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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