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The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido HighwayN2.1207

Print depicting a large green, blue, yellow, brown, grey, and black cliff amongst smaller, more distant mountaintops. Two people travel down the side of the mountain. The cliff hangs over a body of water. There is a yellow and white skyline. Print of Hakone Station (#10). 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: "HAKONE Generally considered the most unique of the Tokaido series. It is an unusual example of a very fine print using only primary colors. The view which shows in one picture Mt. Komagadake with Mt. Fuji on the opposite side of the circle of the lake, is particular ingenious." 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 HighwayN2.1204

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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ShawlB681

Rectangular shaped shawl with cotton and wool fringe along one end. There is a dark orange border along the top and bottom followed by a row of black and white fine stripes. The central section is black with yellow and orange lines that separate each design. In the middle are two elephants with a horse on either side in yellow, white, green and red. Above and below the central figures are two birds ? and two flowers ? in white, orange, yellow and green. Bordering the middle are geometric designs in yellow, white, orange and green.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
cotton fibre ?, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB674

Narrow textile, plain background embroidered with bands of different geometric patterns, in red, dark blue, light blue, yellow, and orange. Fringe at bottom.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kathiawar, Gujarat, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronD2.22 b

Apron made of hide with a fringe on the sides and bottom and two u-shaped pockets that have scalloped edges and are decorated with red cylindrical and seed beads at the edges. Two thin straps are attached at the top corners.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
glass, skin and fibre
Made in
Browning, Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltD2.168 b

Belt made from a strip of doeskin covered with a strip of loom beading; geometric pattern in clear, black, green, yellow, red, and blue beads. Metal buckle at one end.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
glass, skin, metal and fibre
Made in
Browning, Montana, USA
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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TextileSf1166

Segment of braided bast fibre cord that is folded with one end secured around the centre.

Culture
Andes
Material
bast fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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