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Imperial SealN1.265

Large guardian lion on pedestal. Under lion's right paw is a ball. Red seal stamp carved underneath.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Imperial SealN1.264

Large guardian lion on pedestal, under lion's left foot is a small beast. Red seal stamp carved underneath.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy ScrollN1.572

A hanging scroll painting of five main vertical lines of Chinese characters written in lacquer script in black ink on silk with two smaller vertical lines on the side, which includes the artist signature and his age. One red seal is on the top corner while two red seals are at the opposite bottom corner. The calligraphy has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a beige cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a brown cloth ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with blue, red, and yellow patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.575

A hanging scroll painting of a landscape scene with mountains in the background and having houses, pine trees, and water forming the middle, and the foreground. Zig-zag water pattern flows from the high distant background into the foreground. One human figure is seen sailing in a junk in the middle ground. Predominant colours used are brown, green, and black. Four vertical lines of poetry are written in black on the upper right corner with one red seal and another red seal at the opposite corner. Dotted stroke technique. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a brown cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured brown fabric with a dark blue ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with yellow, blue, and green patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.580

A hanging scroll painting of a winter landscape scene with gnarled trees and a waterfall in the background. An elderly traveller wearing a hooded robe is carrying a staff. Predominant colours are black with some red and green. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric with grey-green patterned fabric at the top and at the bottom. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a light brown cord bound by metal wire and brown fabric with a white cloth ribbon. There is a brown wood cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with grey-green patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN1.553

Illustrated book with twenty-three paintings in polychrome. The painting is on the right page and a short poem on the left. The book opens up accordion-style, with the paintings and poems on one side; the other side is blank. The illustrations in sequence are: two people standing beside a shrine in a house with three people kneeling on a mat while two more are bowing on the grass; two people in a grain house being passed a container of grain being carried by two others while another person is carrying a container of grain on the back outside the gate with another carrying two buckets of grain on a pole across the shoulders; two people sifting grain with another person shoveling grain, and four others in the background; two people sifting grain with another person sweeping grain, another person carrying grain on the back, a mother with her child in a house, and a boy with chickens outside; one person pounding(?) grain outside, one person talking inside a building to another leaning over a gate-like wall, two people carrying a container of grain, and two people farming in the upper corner; a person tending to a child on wall, two people sifting grain, one person putting grain into a container that has a yoke-like contraption being operated by three people with two more people in the background; four people holding two-pronged sticks over a pile of grain while another pours a drink for them; four people stacking bundled grain; ten people helping to harvest grain; three people working in a back field while another is opening a water sluice in the fore field; four people working in a field while another looks on; four people working on a back field while two others are carrying food, and drinks for them with a child following behind; four people working in a fore field while two are opening a water sluice for them, and another is riding toward them on the back of an animal; four people working in a back field while another joins four others in a fore field; five people gathering grasses in a lower corner while another is stepping into the water behind them with three more having a basket and carrying trays of grasses in them; one man carrying two buckets on a pole over his shoulders while another man is trying to fix his; a woman fishing a pail out of the water, and two men with a boy holding a bird; two men sowing seeds in a watery field, and a boy holding a bucket on his shoulders with a dog; a man cultivating a field with an ox-like animal; a man cultivating a field with an ox-like animal while another is watching from the back of a similar animal; a man cultivating a field with an ox-like animal; a man cultivating a field with an ox-like animal while another man holding a stick is watching; and two people putting sacks into a watery field while a man is watching with a woman, and two children behind him. There are four pages of calligraphy at the back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN1.554

Illustrated book with twenty-three paintings in polychrome. The painting is on the right page and a short poem on the left. The book opens up accordion-style, with the paintings and poems on one side; the other side is blank. The illustrations, in sequence, are: three people working on fabric at a table with another carrying toe rolls of fabric with two women watching; three women working on fabric in a house with two more outside holding three rolls of fabric; two women working at a loom with one woman bringing them tea while she is holding the hand of child being helped by an elderly woman; one woman spinning thread with two more outside holding some; four people praying at a shrine with a child while one woman is coming to bring tea; two people dyeing yarn, and two people hanging the yarn up outside; two women spinning thread inside with a child, and one woman outside with a child; one woman working on thread in a vat while another is holding the silk sacs in a basket, a child, and another child with a woman talking to two others over a wall; two adults, and two children sorting silk sacs; two men sorting silk sacs inside while two more are watching, and a man holding a hoe over the shoulder with a child; three buildings in which people have silk sacs in large containers; six people in, and around a building with silk sacs attached to two bundles of long grasses; an elderly man watching a younger man working on two green bushy bundles while two men are holding a large flat rectangular object with two more people in the background; two women in a building with large flat rectangular objects, a woman tending to a child in another building where there is also another woman holding a flat circular object as she is talking to a man fanning a fire outside; three women sorting silk sacs while two more are carrying baskets with a child; three women in a building on one side, and a man with a woman in a building on the other side; one woman working at a loom while two more are watching; three women working at a threading contraption with two children underneath; two groups of people sorting silk sacs; one woman lying down while two more are talking next to a five-tiered silk sac sorter; people in a field gathering leaves from trees; three women with two children sorting silk sacs; and three women around a container with another bringing tea.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.524

A hanging scroll painting of a winter landscape scene with mountains, pine trees, and a man mounted on a donkey riding toward a house. Predominant colours are grey, black, green, brown, and orange. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There are black characters along the top with a red seal. There is one red seal on the bottom of one corner with another four red seals on the other bottom corner. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a burgundy-red cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a light purple ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered patterned fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorN1.339 a-b

A mirror with a metalwork design in between the border of cloisonne pink-red and dark blue flowers on a light blue background. The back has a woven wire ground with insects, bamboo, flowers, and four characters in cloisonne. The characters are at each side, and at each end. There is a pierced white jade panel in the centre with a design consisting of a temple-like image over a character, with a flower and a dragon at either sides. Another jade pendant (part b) is hanging on one end with three humans on the front and four characters on the back. The metal handle on other end has a cloisonne design the same as the border.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal, glass, silver alloy metal ? and jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.295

A hanging scroll painting of pines, mushrooms and peach branches with fruit in polychrome. Two vertical lines of black ink calligraphy at the right side, with a small red seal. There is a large red seal at the centre top. 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. There is a brown wood cylindrical rod weight at the bottom.

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