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Scroll PaintingN2.789

Green paper hanging scroll depicting a standing female figure dressed in kimono with a small Pekinese dog standing by her side. Colours are predominantly brown, red orange, and green on a brownish ground. Scroll is attached to a black lacquered wooden baton at the bottom and to a wooden bar at the top with a string for hanging.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1217

Print of a group of people crossing two bodies of water on a beach. Grassy hills in the background. Larger grey mountain tops in the distance. Kanaya Station (#24). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy," from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: " KANAYA In the vicinity of the Oi Rover. The composition is good. Mist is cleverly used to draw a line between mountain and river sand, a technique not seen in modern painting. There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1216

Print of a large group of people crossing sand and a body of water. There are trees in the foreground. Print of Shimada Station (#23). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy" from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: " SHIMADA Along the Oi River in Suraga Province. The river, bank, stones and men, scarcely a fit subject for a picture, are skillfully and boldly portrayed." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1142

Print depicting people eating in building at the side of the road. One man is walking away from the building. There are some thin trees in the background as well as a round grey hill. Print of Mariko Station (#20). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy." from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: "MARIKO Pictures of Western countires have no skies printed pink. Neither are there dark grey plum blossoms. We, however, catch the spirit of spring from this pink sky." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingN2.769

Line drawing in ink and watercolour of a woman dressed in a kimono carrying an umbrella; floral elements are visible below her while architectural elements are imaged above her umbrella. Inscription on back of framing paper. Copy of a Japanese print?

Culture
Japanese ?
Made in
Japan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chōjū-jinbutsu-gigaN2.786

Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans. Second in a set of four (N2.785–N2.788) picture scrolls known as emakimono (絵巻物) or emaki (絵巻) of Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (鳥獣人物戯画; Animal-person Caricatures). The scroll features ink brush stroke drawings of animals such as elephants, lions, birds, tigers, roosters, cows, horses, and other animals. The scroll is mounted on grey-green paper printed with a silver floral design; wound around a wooden baton. When wound closed, the scroll is tied shut with a length of blue cord printed with a white crisscross pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shigisan engi (Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi)N2.784

Third scroll in a set of three (N2.782, N2.783 and N2.784) picture scrolls, known as emakimono (絵巻物) or emaki (絵巻) of Shigisan engi (信貴山縁起; Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi); painted in ink with calligraphy. Mounted on grey-purple paper printed with a silver floral design. Wound around a wooden baton. When closed it ties shut with a length of purple cord, printed with a white crisscrossing pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive PlaqueN2.1358

Painted wooden votive plaque known as ema (絵馬) depicting a man praying next to a shrine. On the back "Ikegami" is written in pencil.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive PlaqueN2.1353

Painted wooden votive plaque known as ema (絵馬), depicting a woman praying next to a shrine. The woman wears a grey and red robe; the background is blue. The back has "Daishi Inari" written in pencil.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1240

Print depicting a groups of people near a large building. There are trees next to the building, mountains in the background and two figures with straw(?) packs on their backs walking away from the building. Print of the Ishibe Station (#51). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy," from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: “ ISHIBE A small station on the Kusatsu line which connects the Kansai main-line and the Tokaido Line. It is noted for its scenery, especially for the view of Lake Biwa." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.

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