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Snuff BottleN1.367 a-c

Ivory snuff bottle (part a) shaped like a cicada; not a real bottle as the interior is only drilled hole not entirely hollowed. The head is removable, acts as the bottle's stopper (part b), and has a short spoon attached at one end. Part c is a wooden stand with four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
elephant ivory and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.259 a-b

A bluish brown glazed vase (part a) with a lozenge-shape in cross section. Has rectangular impressed panels with "pa kwa" in relief or trigram in combination of short and long parallel strokes. With wood stand (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.293 a-b

Vase (part a) with wooden stand (part b). A four-sided beaker-shaped red lacquered vase (part b) on metal and trimmed with brass at rim and foot. Side panels decorated with figures in landscapes. Each side panel has three parts: an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. Turning the vase counter-clock-wise the description is as follows. One side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one holding a flute-like instrument with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background's rocky mountainous terrain, and a lower section depicting two people talking to each other surrounded by a terrace. The next side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting two people facing each other with one dancing and a building to the right, and a lower section depicting one person sitting under a tree on the left and another person sitting on a rock on the right. Another side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one looking at the other while raising his left arm and the other person holding a long object in his right arm with a building at each of the top corners, and a lower section depicting two small people looking at their superior with one small person farther to the right under a tree. The last side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting three people in triangular formation with a building on the right, and a lower section depicting a kneeling person being approached by someone on the right with a building on the left.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, metal and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletN1.406 a-d

A pair of small ceramic jars with lids (one jar parts a-b, the other parts c-d). The jars have a floral design in blue on white.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.447 a-b

Vase (part a) is lobed-shaped with designs of dragons and wave patterns painted in blue on a white background. Border has a scroll design also in blue, semi-matte surface. With circular wood stand (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.352 a-b

Plain monochrome pale green glazed vase (part a) with stylized design of lizard on each side of the neck. Vase has a bulging lower body tapering upward into a long tall neck. (Part b is a circular wood stand, in storage.)

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.292 a-b

Vase (part a) with wooden stand (part b). A four-sided beaker-shaped red lacquered vase on metal and trimmed with brass at rim and foot. Side panels decorated with figures in landscapes. Each side panel has three parts: an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. Turning the vase counter-clock-wise the description is as follows. One side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one holding a flute-like instrument with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background's rocky mountainous terrain, and a lower section depicting two people talking to each other surrounded by a terrace. The next side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting two people facing each other with one dancing and a building to the right, and a lower section depicting two small people looking at their superior with one small person farther to the right under a tree. Another side panel has an upper section depicting two people looking at another separated from them by a cross-sectioned terrace with a large building on the left and a smaller building in the above background, a middle section depicting two people with one looking at the other while raising his left arm and the other person holding a long object in his right arm with a building at each of the top corners, and a lower section depicting a kneeling person being approached by someone on the right with a building on the left. The last side panel has an upper section depicting two people at either sides of the person in between them with another person in the lower right corner looking across at them and a building at each of the top corners, a middle section depicting three people in triangular formation with a building on the right, and a lower section depicting one person sitting under a tree on the left and another person sitting on a rock on the right.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, brass metal and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN1.456 a-b

Vase has cylindrical neck and square body. Two handles are attached to neck. These have ta'o-t'ieh motifs. Rest of vase is decorated with floral design in blue on white. (Mark on bottom reads 'Made in Wan Li 1573-1619 of Ming Dynasty). Part b is a circular wooden stand with three feet.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorN1.206

A small flat circular metal piece with a circular design of archaic characters and a semi-rounded knob at the centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi DiskN1.189 a-b

A pale green jade bi disk (part a) in circular shape with carved patterns throughout, and a carved dragon on top. With custom wooden stand (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
jade mineral and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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