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BoxN1.606 a-b

A shallow rectangular dark brown-black box (part b) with a fitted lid (part a). The lid (part a) is painted with two bronze-coloured characters along the top middle with a panel design below, consisting of a four-clawed red, and bronze-coloured dragon, amidst clouds.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1151

Paper offering composed of a piece of off-white paper with an image depicting a four-legged spotted animal, a bearded male figure with a staff, plant and geometric motifs as well as Chinese characters inside a border of stylized flowers with a scroll at the top that is divided in three, each cell containing a Chinese character; superimposed over the image is a square of foil that has been painted (?) over with orange to make it appear gold. The central piece of paper is flanked by two pieces of rectangular beige paper, and all three pieces are folded over a piece of brown paper. Slight overall dish shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink, metal and paint ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1149

Paper offering composed of a piece of off-white paper with an image depicting a four-legged spotted animal, a bearded male figure with a staff, plant and geometric motifs as well as Chinese characters inside a border of stylized flowers with a scroll at the top that is divided in three, each cell containing a Chinese character; superimposed over the image is a square of foil that has been painted (?) over with orange to make it appear gold. The central piece of paper is flanked by two pieces of rectangular beige paper, and all three pieces are folded over a piece of brown paper. Slight overall dish shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, ink and paint ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Head1057/14

The head of a doll (see record for 1057/8 for the doll body shown in image). The face is painted pink with grey eyebrows, black diagonal eyes, and a red mouth. The hairline is painted black. The elaborate yellow and gold-coloured headdress is decorated with orange tassels at either sides. There is a metal hook at the bottom of the neck.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1172

Paper offering composed of a piece of off-white paper with an image depicting a four-legged spotted animal, a bearded male figure with a staff, plant and geometric motifs as well as Chinese characters inside a border of stylized flowers with a scroll at the top that is divided in three, each cell containing a Chinese character; superimposed over the image is a square of foil that has been painted (?) over with orange to make it appear gold. The central piece of paper is flanked by two pieces of rectangular beige paper, and all three pieces are folded over a piece of brown paper. Slight overall dish shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, ink and paint ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering PaperEdz1174

Paper offering composed of a piece of off-white paper with an image depicting a four-legged spotted animal, a bearded male figure with a staff, plant and geometric motifs as well as Chinese characters inside a border of stylized flowers with a scroll at the top that is divided in three, each cell containing a Chinese character, all superimposed over a square of foil that has been painted (?) over with orange to make it appear gold. The central piece of paper is flanked by two pieces of rectangular beige paper, and all three pieces are folded over a piece of brown paper. Slight overall dish shape.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, ink, metal and paint ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll1057/8

The body of a doll (see record for 1057/14 for the doll head shown in image). The skin is painted pink. Doll wears a yellow robe that has an elaborately embroidered lower front panel design consisting of a red and green dragon. The sleeves are embroidered with a red and green dragon along the back of each. The back panel has a simple embroidered design. The upper front panel is purple embroidered with a floral pattern and edged with grey fur. The shoes are made of purple fabric. There is a wide circular blue belt decorated with mirrors that have a gold-coloured outline.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay ?, paint, fibre and hair
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Head1057/13

The head of a doll (see record for 1057/9 for the doll body shown in image). The face is painted white with grey eyebrows, black diagonal eyes, rosy cheeks, and a red mouth. The hair is painted black. The ears have gold earrings, above which, at the side of the head, there is a rectangular red patch of fabric with a pink-centred green flower(?), and a scallop shape. The elaborate gold-coloured headdress is decorated with coiled metal wires that each have a white bead at the end. There is a metal hook at the bottom of the neck.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay ?, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll1057/10 a-b

Two-piece doll. The head (part b) is painted pink with light black eyebrows, dark black diagonally slanted eyes, rosy cheeks, and a red mouth. There is an elaborate black, and gold-coloured flat angular headdress that folds over with green, blue, and red decorations, creating a triangular look from the side. There is a metal hook at the bottom of the neck. The body (part a) is dressed in an elaborately embroidered off-white robe decorated with an image of a man in a garden edged in fur, above which there is a green, and gold-coloured panel. The sleeves have a floral pattern. The shoes have a pattern. There are light blue leggings underneath.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay ?, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN2.792

A hanging scroll painting of two travellers and a tiger. The younger man is closer to the tiger, with the older man behind him. All in polychrome on an ivory coloured ground. Black characters are writtien at the bottom right corner with a red seal below. The scene is bordered along the top and the bottom by dark maroon-red ribbons. The top has a hanging loop. The rod weight is made of ivory.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, ivory, paper and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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