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LadleN2.471

Ladle with a straight bamboo handle attached to a shallow lacquered bowl; bowl is red on the interior, while the exterior and back of the handle are black.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, wood and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Charcoal BurnerN2.1082 a-c

Burner with top used as water pot (b) and bottom for fuel (a). Two sides are pierced to provide for lighting and draft. Plain black textured finish, with matching poker (c). Poker is a long chopstick-like metal stick, flaring towards the top with two rows of raised circular bumps on the handle.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.902 a-b

Cupboard (part a) and clothes rack (part b). Gold circular designs on dark brown ground with brass-bound edges decorate both the cupboard and clothes rack. The cupboard (part a) has three levels: an open top level, a middle and a lower level, each with half open and the other half having two closed doors, on opposite sides of each other. Doors on the middle level have a human figure decoration on the inside. Doors on the lower level have an animal decoration on the inside. The clothes rack (part b) has two horizontal bars.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.903 a-m

Writing desk (part a) and storage boxes (parts b-m). Writing desk has a long flat rectangular surface which flares upward and outward at each end, and two legs. Each box has gold circular designs on dark brown with orange tassels dangling from a metal ring at either sides. Each box has a tray inside and a lid on top. The boxes fit together as follows: parts b, f and g together; parts c, h, and i together; parts, d, j, and k together; and parts e, l, and m together.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, metal and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shokunin Ezukushi: JinN2.1130 a-o

Volume III, titled "People", of a three volume set (with N2.1131, N2.1132). The volume has ten prints that illustrate various arts. All are wood block printed in basic colours of orange, black, green, white, and gold. Many pages are detached from the binding. Each print is preceded by a title page with central Japanese characters indicating what is depicted in the print. Translations are in pencil below these characters. The first print (part i) is titled “Sword Maker”. It depicts a household scene with an old man sitting on the front terrace dipping something into a bucket of water while inside behind him, there are six other people behind him, four who are around a fire and two who are sitting at a long rectangular bench. The second print (part a) is titled “Arrow Maker” (part l). It depicts six men making arrows: two inside a house, two kneeling on the terrace, and two outside. The third (part c) is titled “A Maker of Lacquer Work” (part b). It shows 5 people inside a house and one on an outer porch. All are performing tasks related to lacquer work. The fourth (part d) is titled “Carpenter” (part m) and it depicts six people involved in various aspects of carpentry. The fifth print (part e) titled “Tatami Maker” depicts seven people with two working outside on baskets and carpets, a woman on an outside bench caring for a child, a person carry water through the door, and the rest in the house. The next print (part f), “Embroidery Worker”, depicts five people with three women working around a table doing embroidery while a man is working on the right side on the top floor. Another man is appearing to doze while sitting on the bottom floor. The seventh print (part g) is called “Put on a Pattern” and it depicts nine people. Eight women are inside the house doing sewing work and one man is sitting on the outer terrace with a fan in his hand. The eighth (part j) is titled “Straw Worker” and it shows a man on a bed surrounded by hanging straw mats while a woman is carrying a bucket of water and a tray of food toward him. The last (part h) is called “Bag Maker with Fur” (part k). It depicts six people in a house with many animal skins hanging on the left wall. Three people are inside working with fur three are outside on the terrace, two men working on objects and another kneeling by their sides. Covers are parts n and o.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.932 a-b

Two dolls, each on their own circular wood base. The first doll (part a) is carrying a baby on the back and wearing blue under an orange garment decorated with white and green circles. The second doll (part b) is a female wearing a red upper garment decorated with gold-coloured circles and a blue lower garment decorated with white horizontal lines. In front of her, she is holding a brown circular object with gold-coloured radial lines.

Culture
Japanese
Material
birch wood and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.913

Female figure dressed in blue, black, red, and white robe. Sami-sen player. She is wearing a white hat with two red dots in the middle, and she is holding a long pointed stick in her left arm. Standing on a wood base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shokunin Ezukushi: ChiN2.1132 a-g

Volume II, titled "Earth", of a three volume set (with N2.1130, N2.1131). The volume has seven prints that illustrate various arts. All are wood block printed in basic colours of orange, black, green, white, and gold. Some pages are detached from the binding. Each print is preceded by a title page with central Japanese characters indicating what is depicted in the print. Translations are in pencil below these characters. The first page (part a) depicts two men and two women making fans while one woman is on the floor approaching one of the female fan makers and one man is holding a tether to a gong hanging on the right side. The second page (part b) depicts three men making furniture. One loose page (part c) depicts two men sword sharpening while a woman is in another room, a man is carrying baskets through the front, another man is carrying a sword out in the front, and another man is holding a long object over his right shoulder. Another loose page (part d) depicts three men making bows while two others watch. The next page (part e) depicts two men making rosaries and an elderly woman. The following page (part f) depicts two men working on metal and a woman watching at the back. The last page (part g) depicts two men and six women spinning and weaving to make clothes.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.1369 a-g

Set of five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of various village crafts and tools; postcards are numbered 6--10 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.893 a-g

Five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of various Inuit models, masks and tools; postcards are numbered 11--15 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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