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Figure683/2

Small figure with bulbous head and round tubular bottom. Face is green, red, yellow, and black. Figure has an exaggerated eyebrow ridges, wide eyes, a small nose, and an opened mouth. Red fibre extends from under the nose down to the chin. A red fibre beard extends from the chin. The bottom portion of figure is light green.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileEd5.3385

Long, rectangular, cotton textile; machine stitched edging on the long sides. The repeating pattern consists of grey and white flower and leaves with curly, white striped lines on a blue background.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarEd1.349

Bulbous vase-like jar with vertical neck and slightly flared rim; slightly lopsided. Underglaze blue designs of cranes and animals in landscape scene; rim has geometric designs.

Culture
Korean
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage JarEd1.279

Thirteen-sided polyhedron, planes terminating at shoulder and near base in smooth steeply curving surfaces. Grey-white dense porcelain body exposed at rim of wide mouth; low foot ring and base glazed, both thickly encrusted with fine gravel and dirt. Vessel entirely covered in dark brown glossy glaze with some iridescence, pulling away at shoulders and plane intersections to a light yellow-brown; displaying pooling and dripping, very dark brown, elsewhere.

Culture
Korean
Material
glaze and clay
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishEd5.3158

Round porcelain dish on high round foot, decorated with an underglaze blue comb pattern; glazed base; slightly thickened sides support a flat red-brown rim. Inside: painted in blue underglaze with two broad horizontal bands of wave motifs, separated by a narrow band of white; broad white band below second wave band. Superimposed in overglazed enamels on the bottom band of wave motif is an open camellia, white tinged with red, and a red bud, all supported by green and yellow edged leaves and blue buds on a blue stem. Centred above on the wave bands is an upright blue stem with three green leaves and a blue bud. Outside patterned with four ribboned wealth motifs in underglaze blue.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, clay, enamel and glaze
Made in
Okawachi-Yama, Saga, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdEd5.2844

Roughly rectangular: bottom has unglazed shallow circular foot 7.3 cm. in diameter, showing light red-brown body; some splashes of light grey-green glaze in thick glassy drops. Broken edges of sherd vary from 1 to 1.5 cm. in thickness. Sherd curves shallowly upward in all directions from foot; finished piece possibly large plate. Upper surface painted in iron underglaze with a shrimp, incomplete. Grey-green glaze pitted and flawed, pools to white around slightly convex centre area.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron oxide pigment, glaze and clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishEd5.3157

Rectangular form of fine white porcelain: vertical sides first swell from low unglazed foot, then curve in slightly at rim; indented corners. Pattern: divided diagonally from point near upper-right corner to point near lower-left corner; area to left glazed in glossy red-brown, which wraps from the inside over the outside surface to top of foot; area to right painted in underglaze blue with a landform supporting a composition of bamboo, pine, and prunus, with a cloud form above; on each of the two adjacent outside surfaces a motif of two cash with ribbons in underglaze blue; all shapes rendered with dark blue outlines filled with light blue washes; all covered in a minutely pitted white glaze. On glazed base, well rendered underglaze blue characters read 'Dai men nen sai' meaning 'Made in the Ming Dynasty' (Chinese dynasty, 1368-1644). Junction between brown and white glazes marred on outside by a grey-brown splotch extending over foot to base; repaired crack running through sidewall in area of landform painting.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, glaze and clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishEd5.3156

Rectangular form of fine white porcelain: vertical sides first swell from low unglazed foot, then incurve slightly at rim; indented corners. Pattern: divided diagonally from point near upper right corner to point near lower left corner; area to left glazed in glossy red-brown, which wraps from the inside over the outside surface to top of foot; area to right painted in underglazed blue with a landform supporting a composition of bamboo, pine, and prunus, with a cloud form above; on each of the two adjacent outside surfaces a motif of two cash with ribbons in underglaze blue; all shapes rendered with dark blue outlines filled with light blue washes; all covered in a minutely pitted white glaze. On glazed base, well rendered underglaze blue characters read "Dai men nen sai" meaning "Made in the Ming Dynasty" (Chinese dynasty, 1368-1644). Junction between brown and white glazes marred in one place by narrow grey-brown band; in cloud area at upper right corner, extensive repair.

Culture
Japanese
Material
glaze, clay and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishEd5.3159

Eight-lobed Kakiemon style dish, everted lip, fine white porcelain body: low foot rim unglazed; base glazed, only two spur marks apparent, underglaze blue line at junction with foot. Interior: blossom spray on bottom asymmetrically placed, outlined and painted in underglaze blue, separated from walls by double underglaze blue lines; walls have scattered landform shapes in overglaze enamels, blue, green, and yellow as well as red prunus blossoms; double underglaze blue lines at lip. Exterior walls: double underglaze blue lines at junction with foot, and one above; scattered overglaze blue blossoms, outlined in black.

Culture
Japanese
Material
glaze, enamel, paint and clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotEdz1406 a-b

Tubular shaped pot with body indented from base. Lid is the same width as the base. Outer surface and lid are engraved with scrimshaw technique. Scene of mountains, willow tree, dragon and human on outside. Lid has a circle with figure in boat. Circle is surrounded by a circle of joo head design.

Culture
Chinese
Material
elephant ivory and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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