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PrintN2.1166 b

Print of two women (geishas) in the moonlight. Both are dressed in elaborate kimonos of polychrome.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bone Box2696/1 a-l

Manga mural using old plywood trays that have been painted and mounted as a rectangular 12-panel installation piece. The panels are installed as four vertical rows and three horizontal rows (top, left to right: parts a-d, middle parts e-h, bottom parts i-l). Each panel is installed to swivel from a vertical to horizontal position and when viewed horizontally each panel reveals a word on its top edge. When read in order the words form the sentence: "A STACK OF PLYWOOD TRAYS BUILT TO CONTAIN FRAGMENTS OF EVERYONE'S CULTURE".

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingAd50 a

Painting of Samburu person with rows of round red and white beaded, yellow necklaces, earrings and headband. Decorative white and red projections from headband. Sandpaper-like surface is glass on paper. Reverse has Chinese manufacturer's logo and markings, including "Diamond Glass Paper." Artist's signature at bottom right.

Culture
Kenyan ?
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN2.1134 a

Vertically rectangular postcard held into place on a brown card by a purple ribbon at each corner. Image depicts five figures with bird-like heads and wings with human-like legs, two of which are in the lower left corner and three of which are in the upper right corner.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Door God Print1154/1 a

Print on paper depicting a civil official door god (如意加官), one type of civil door god (wen menshen;文門神). He is shown wearing a headdress, with a moustache and goatee. He is holding a scepter known as huban (笏板) and a ritual wine vessel known as jue (爵). He wears red, yellow and blue-green clothing, with a bird depicted on it; he faces left. A yellow, black and red tiger, coming down from the mountain, amongst blue-green and red foliage is pictured at the bottom of the print. This print would be shown paired with 1154/1 b.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Macau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calendar529/3 a

Calendar page with three calendar months, different colours and designs, and rough edges. Depicted are a ship's sail(?) and several other different items, at the top on an off-white background, the calendar months are in the bottom two thirds, on a red background, and the numbers "1," "2" and "3" incorporated into the design.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingN1.592 b

Scene of figures done in fine brush strokes and washes of bright polychrome colours. Depicted are one child holding a stick with an orange-red feather that is being touched by another, one child holding a stick with a grey fish while another is holding his or her hands to his or her ears, and another child holding a stick with a blue crab.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingN1.579 a

Rectangular painting (part a) on yellow ground with a black border. The scene shows an older man seated at an indoor table reading to two children. Another man stands behind him holding a cylindrical object. There is black Japanese script in the upper right corner.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN2.1253 a

Print depicting a scene in the farmyards on a windy day and villagers are rushing homewards trying to escape the wind. Papers are seen blowing in the air. There are Japanese characters to one side of the print.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ryojunkōgai daikaisen shinzu, sonosan, rokoku kantai no zenmetsuN2.1188 a

Print titled "Picture of the destruction of Russian fleet of war vessels outside the Port of Lushun (Port Arthur), no. 3", of a sea battle from the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905). Depicted is a print of battle ships at sea that has two oval shaped portraits of two men, Admiral Tōgō (left), for the Japanese, and for the Russians (right), Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekesyev located at the top and centre of the print. Next to one man, there is a Russian flag and next to the other man, there is a Japanese flag. The titles in Japanese characters frame the print. The caption written in English at the bottom reads: "The destruction of Russian fleet of war vessels. The illustration of war of Japan and Russia."

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