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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1204

Print of a scene with two people standing on a path amongst some trees. There are round, grey mountains in the background. Depiction of the Hiratsuka Station (#7). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy." from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). The print is mounted on a yellow-white matte paper and has a cover page that flips over the image. The cover page has a printed inscription that reads: " HIRATSUKA Just beyond the present Hiratsuka Station, approaching Oiso, on the Tokaido Railroad Line. The round-topped mountain is Mt. Komayama; Mt. Fuji and Mt. Oyama are to the right." There are Japanese characters on the top, the bottom and the 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 HighwayN2.1143

Print depicting a man entering a building. There are men and women in the building. A large palm plant is in the foreground of the print. Print of Akasaka Station (#36). 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: "AKASAKA The sun has set. The inn is found. After taking a bath, a guest has a drink. A masseur comes. In the next room, service girls hastily arrange their [sic] toilet. This is really a scene from "Hizakurige." 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 HighwayN2.1140

Print depicting people bowing near a building. Three of the people stand near a donkey. One woman stands near a building. A older man approaches the scene as he walks on a bridge. There are roof tops in the background, as well as trees and sky. Depicting the Totsuka Station (#5). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy" from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). The print is matted on a piece of yellow-white paper and has a cover page that flips over the print. The cover page has a printed inscription that reads: " TOTSUKA Vicinity of the present Ofuna Station. The sigh post reads "Hidari Kamakura-machi" (Left, the Kamakura road). It seems to indicate the road to Zushi and Kamakura, along which one sees the famous Kanazawa Hakkei (Eight Views of Kanazawa)." There are Japanese characters on the top, side, and bottom 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 HighwayN2.1139

Print depicting a group of women working to one side of the print. There are a group of buildings in the background. A large and tall tree stands in the middle of the field. Print of Fujieda Station (#22). 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: “ MINAKUCHI The sketch is ordinary. However we see that the style of houses has changed from Yedo to Kansai style." 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 HighwayN2.1136

Print depicting a group of people crossing an arched bridge. There is a cluster of buildings in the distance. Blue mountains are part of the background. Print of Okazaki Station (#38). 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: “ OKAZAKI The castle of the Tokugawas at Okazaki. This is the scene of the famous meeting between Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in his boyhood, and Hachisuga Koroku. Tradition says that Hideyoshi hid under straw-matting on the bridge waiting for some great person worthy to be his master. Hachisuga, a wandering Samaurai, passed and kicked him. After a tussle, Hideyoshi became his follower." 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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JacketEdz4136

Dark brown glazed jacket with short standing collar, long narrow sleeves and centre opening with metal snaps and clear plastic buttons. There are two small upper pockets and two large lower pockets on the front. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre ?, dye, plastic and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Liquid Storage BottleEd5.3155

Flat unglazed base showing coarse grey-brown body; compressed barrel form rounding into short neck with a straight galleried lip. Two irregular grooves 2 cm. above the base give the impression of a foot. Covered in glossy opaque red-brown glaze, which displays fine iron specks, falling just short of the base, with one vertical reserved panel in opaque matte yellow-white slip. Some random grit incorporated in the glossy glaze, particularly near the base; minor flaws and scrapes on either side of the reserved panel.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage JarEd5.3154

Form swells gradually with corrugations indicating inadequately smoothed coils, from a flat round unglazed base without foot ring, to rounded shoulder; short neck with flaring rounded lip, wide mouth; red-brown ware. Thick green ash glaze covers jar evenly nearly to base; areas of darker splotches; spots of red-brown matte paint which may be remnants of characters; glossy crackled glaze, pitted and gritty, seriously degraded at junctions of underlying coils in shoulder area as well as in main body area; large patches of light ochre yellow dripping from shoulder area to just short of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, clay and ash
Made in
Tamba, Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EwerN2.1117

Jar like vessel with spout on one side, a long neck and rounded base. Geometric designs are incised on grey surface.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN2.1115 a-b

Hollow bust of Jomon female figurine with a wide face, broad neck, raised shoulders and breast. The eyes are large ovals with slits. (Part b is a wooden stand, in storage.)

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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