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DollEd1.119

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a flat circular red, green, and yellow fan. Black hair is parted in the centre, and combed in a braid. Wearing a yellow cotton shirt tied under the arms with a red ribbon, loose light blue-grey silk trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanEd1.214

A flat rectangular fan with two lobes at the top. Main colour is green mottled with yellow. Frame is of many very fine ribs of split bamboo (?) with paper on each side which is lacquered. Straight, black-painted, wooden handle is split and spread to allow insertion of the fan. Fan is painted orange around the handle. Around the orange area, there is a black paper cut on each side of the fan which is also lacquered. Fan is edged in dark green.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.140

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a closed green, and yellow fan. Wearing a black straight-sided hat with a flat crown, and a wide brim, a very light blue silk robe, a dark blue silk sleeveless coat tied under the arms with red thread, leggings, white socks, and low black shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same thread at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollEd1.116

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a flat circular red, green, and yellow fan. Wearing a long black head cloth that has several gold-coloured dots, a dark blue sleeveless robe belted under the arms with red thread, which is over a light red-pink robe with multi-coloured striped sleeves, which is over a light purple robe, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.200

A closing fan with twenty-six inner ribs of split bamboo varnished dark brown on the base of each side and two bamboo parent ribs of natural colour each set into a piece of dark rosewood through which passes a brass rivet. Abstract design painted in light brown on the parent ribs. One side of the fan is covered with light brown paper, unpainted. To the ring on the rivet, there is attached a knotted purple silk cord, 23 cm. long, on which there is threaded a carnelian carving of a monkey holding a peach (missing as of 2006). Below the monkey, there hangs a flat knotted tassel of purple silk bound with multi-coloured thread.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, bamboo grass, metal, paste adhesive, oil and lacquer
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.199

A closing fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered with paper on both sides. One side is light blue while the other side is painted in an overall flora (?) design in light blue, dark blue, and white with silver at the top, and the bottom edges. Three Korean characters in black are on the inside of one parent rib. There is a braided grey cotton cord, 14 cm. long (double), strung through the rivet and knotted.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, bamboo grass, metal, paste adhesive, silk fibre and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEdz943

Multicoloured rice flour paste figure of the deity monkey; left leg is lifted, left hand over brow. He is holding a yellow staff of paste over bamboo behind his back (9cm. Long). Figure is mounted on a bamboo stick which is embellished with rice flour paste flowers with leaves.

Culture
Chinese
Material
rice flour paste adhesive, bamboo grass and aniline dye
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEdz942

Figure of goddess Kuan Yin, seated on a pink lotus with green leaves, of rice flour paste. White robe, multi-coloured headdress. Hands in prayer position. Mounted on bamboo stick.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass, aniline dye and rice flour paste adhesive
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEdz941

Multicoloured rice flour paste figure of Kuan-ti with spear halberd at his back of paste over bamboo sticks, carrying a book in his left hand. Cracked due to drying and partially eaten by insects. Mounted on a bamboo stick.

Culture
Chinese
Material
rice flour paste adhesive, bamboo grass and aniline dye
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEdz940

Multicoloured rice paste figure of a phoenix, with large striped tail. Mounted on bamboo stick which is embellished with four rice flour paste flowers with leaves. Somewhat cracked due to drying, with a little black mold.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass, aniline dye and rice flour paste adhesive
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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