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PaperEd5.2338

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with three-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Two rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print samples. The top sample (810) has three six petalled white with bright pink and red flowers, on a green ground. Outlines of leaves for three flowers and for the many pinwheels which cover the remaining ground are white. White border on bottom and right. Bottom sample (811) has small red and white checkerboard ground with ten petalled pink with yellow and blue or blue with yellow and green flowers; small five petalled green flowers between.Black line at inside border on right and slightly wider border at bottom. Mounting paper folds over part of sample from right.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2337

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. 2 rectangular multi-colour woodblock print samples. The top sample has thick and thin red and green vertical stripes on white. The bottom sample has 5 petalled white or red flowers with pink/orange and yellow centres; pink/orange stems on a dark blue ground, representing plum blossoms. Wide border at left, narrower border at bottom for both. Mounting paper folds from left over part of samples.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2336

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. 2 rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print samples. The top sample (806), is a modification of the damask pattern, ariso, which shows carp against rolling waves, but here the background is a green and brown checkerboard, and the carp are two black and one blue curved fish with scallop-like scales. The bottom sample (807) is bright pink with a white dotted background with various single colour robes called 'yukata', a light, cloth robe worn after the bath. Right and narrow bottom border. Mounting paper folds from right over part of samples.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2335

Washi samples mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. 2 rectangular woodblock print samples. The top is solid orange with a series of evenly spaced white characters in 3 1/2 rows; white border at top and right. Bottom sample is repeating vertical stripes of brown, green and black with white border on right and uneven narrow border at bottom. Mounting paper folds from left over part of samples.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2334

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print of wide diagonal stripes. Large and small character phrases which remain white are written in several directions across the sample. A white border remains on all sides; widest on the left and narrowest across the top. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2434

Washi samples mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Mounting paper folds in half with rectangular windows over 2 rectangular stenciled samples. Sample at top left is of evenly spaced rows of scalloped edged white circles with centre decorations on a dark green wash ground. The decorations repeat in 2 horizontal rows of 2 types. The first row has a stemmed flower with red/brown blooms and variegated green, yellow and grey/brown leaves, repeating with a large pink/red and dark pink/red bloom or butterfly. The second row has a dark pink/red and pink/red fish with 2 lower fins, facing right, repeating with a 5 petalled red/brown flower with yellow and green centre circles and a white 5 pointed star and white dots. Sample at bottom right is identical to the top one only the background is red/brown and the decorations are all in dark and light grey.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Toyama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2433

Washi samples mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Mounting paper folds in half with rectangular windows over 2 rectangular stenciled samples. Sample at top left is of large bloomed flowers with interlocking curving leaves or stems, in light purple on a purple ground. Sample at bottom right has a cut-out appearance with half circle blooms, trees and leaved interlocking vines with sets of 2 or 3 horizontal lines between sets of blooms, etc. In light blue/grey on blue/grey.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Toyama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2432

Washi samples mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Mounting paper folds in half with rectangular windows over 2 rectangular stenciled samples. Sample at top left is a repeating horizontal pattern of lines in dark green, red/brown, grey and yellow. Sample at bottom right is of alternating red/brown and black circles which touch on 4 sides. At centre of black ones are white counter-clockwise swastikas on red/brown. At centre of red/brown circles are white triangulated lines on black. Between circles are red/brown squares or stars with round yellow centres and 4 white lines.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Toyama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2431

Washi samples mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Mounting paper folds in half with rectangular windows over 2 rectangular stenciled samples. Sample at top left is a repeating, vertical row pattern of sets of a black circle and a yellow circle with a red/brown line between. Each circle has 4 near ovals, 2 on horizontal and 2 on vertical axis. Between each set are 2 red/brown half circles, at centre they connect with the line between circles; to margin they are brown with a row of white dots along curve at white curving line next to red/brown line. Sample at bottom right is horizontal row pattern of step-edged boxes in green and green/brown between red/brown triangles with line connecting all shapes; alternating with rows of stylized butterflies in various colours.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Toyama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperEd5.2408

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Various sized and coloured circles with partial white edges on a blue ground. White border on right, left and bottom. Smudge at left centre; vertical line of black characters at bottom left. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

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