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BookN1.208

A book that has blue covering speckled with gold. Calligraphy on the cover implies it is from Peking. Painted inside with various plant and animal paintings.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.296

A hanging scroll painting of a priest meditating in a landscape setting. There are five vertical rows of black characters with a red seal at the top and another red seal at the opposite corner. Modern and polychrome. Includes five lines of poetry and dedication on the back. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a yellow cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a blue-grey ribbon. There is a cylindrical fabric covered rod weight at the bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealN1.266

Seal carved from one piece of ivory with a square base. Carved with five-clawed dragons. Clouds surround the dragons. All are carved into the upper portion of the seal in the recessed areas of the carving. Six Chinese characters, 乾隆御覽之寶 (Qianlong yulan zhi bao; treasure admired by his Majesty the Qianlong Emperor) carved into the underside of the base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory and ink ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy ScrollN1.246

A hanging scroll of calligraphy with one panel of large characters by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and two panels of smaller characters above, and below. There are seven red seals: two on each of the smaller panels, one on the large panel, and two off to the side of the large panel. The scroll has a cream-coloured border of fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a brown cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a beige fabric ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with pink, blue, and light patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Farewell at the Halting Clouds LodgeN1.242

Copy of an older original painting by Wen Zhengming. The scene shows two men, the artist (Wen Zhengming) and his student Wang Chong, bidding farewell in a farmer’s garden. Colours in the image are brown, green, pink, and grey. A pale yellow-beige coloured silk damask, with cloud patterns, frames the image. Red Chinese characters in both bottom corners, and red and black characters in upper left corner.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.217

Vertical hanging scroll of landscape with scholars looking out window.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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