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JugCe227

Red clay jug consisting of a short globular body with flat base topped with tall wide neck. Ribbon handle rises from shoulder vertically, extending above the rim then curves back and attaches to rim. Handle connected to neck at mid-point for support. Decoration is in black painted, geometric patterns.

Culture
Greek
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Boeotia, Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EwerEdz1416

White pitcher with a flat base, double rounded body, short neck and narrow mouth. The lower body rounds in to a narrow middle, before rounding out again to form the upper body. The handle and spout attach once to each the upper and lower bodies. The handles is in the shape of a small dragon. Brown-black spots symmetrically but widely spaced on the glaze. Opaque, unctuous, blue tinged glaze falls short of base in places.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glaze, ferrous oxide pigment and clay
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletEj141

Jar with light green-brown glaze, mouth with slightly upturned lip, slightly sloping shoulders, two small lugs (handles) opposite each other at the mouth, and a base that flares outwards. Squat form, short neck, small mouth, two small lugs. Main portion of vessel is slipped in light yellow-white, which is visible at the base, and then coated in a thin light grey-green glaze, which is transparent at the mouth rim and on the lugs showing the medium grey body.

Culture
Thai
Material
glaze and clay
Made in
San Kampheng, Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz4326

A bowl with gilded scallop rim and foot ring. The exterior depicts plants and flowers of which two blue and two orange peonies are the most prominent. The interior depicts a bat amidst a peach tree. The underside has a six character seal in underglazed blue and two adhesives each with hand-written and inked letters and numbers. Seal is identified as being of the Jia Qing Period (1796-1820 C.E.) of the Qing Dynasty.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz4325

A bowl with everted rim and foot ring. The exterior is decorated with four gilt bordered medallions with various landscape scenes against a blue enamel background of scrolled clouds and incised feather motifs. The medallions recount scenes from the legend of the spinning maid and the cowherd. One medallion depicts a female figure encircled by scrolling clouds standing on a bridge of magpies while another depicts a male figure encircled by scrolling clouds on a cow atop a bridge of magpies. The remaining two medallions each depict the couple within a garden scene of gazebo, trees, rocks and stars. The interior is painted in underglazed blue with the couple and cow within a garden scene in a central medallion. Scrolling clouds and birds decorate the side. Bottom of bowl has a hand painted six character seal in underglazed blue and two pieces of adhesives each with handwritten inked words and numbers. Seal mark is that of the Qing Dynasty, Tao Kuang reign.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glaze, paint and clay
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEdz4324

A bowl with everted rim and foot ring. The exterior surface is decorated with four gilt bordered medallions with various landscape scenes against a blue enamel background of scrolled clouds and incised feather motifs. The medallions recount scenes from the legend of the spinning maid and the cowherd. One medallion depicts a female figure encircled by scrolling clouds standing on a bridge of magpies while another depicts a male figure encircled by scrolling clouds on a cow atop a bridge of magpies. The remaining two medallions each depict the couple within a garden scene of gazebo, trees, rocks and stars. The interior is painted in underglazed blue with the couple and cow within a garden scene in a central medallion. Scrolling clouds and birds decorate the side. Bottom of bowl has a hand painted six character seal in underglazed blue and two pieces of adhesives each with handwritten inked words and numbers. Seal mark is that of the Qing Dynasty, Tao Kuang reign.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlEd1.286

Stoneware bowl (chām; ชามl) with slip and painted decoration under the glaze. The sides curve up from the foot, flaring sharply to an everted lip; foot and base unglazed; body, coarse medium grey stoneware. Exterior: broad band of painted white slip, stamped with two rows of small sunburst motifs in blue, enclosed top and bottom with two broad bands of plain white slip. Interior: one broad band of plain white slip, surrounded by a band stamped with one row of stylized sunburst motifs, encloses plain centre at bottom; walls are the same as the exterior, except for triple bands of plain slip below the lip. The bottom surface of the interior exposes grey body between slipped bands.

Culture
Thai
Material
paint, clay and glaze
Made in
Sukhothai, Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Noh MaskN2.815

Mask depicting a laughing human face which represents Sanbasō (三番叟; third okina elderly person), also known as Kokushikijō (黒色尉/黒式尉; black okina). The mask has an open mouth, white chin beard, eyebrows, and moustache made of hair. The face is dark brown with red lips as well as eye, nose, and mouth openings. It has a movable chin (切顎; kiriago) connected by white cords. An "A" is inscribed inside, at the side of the chin.

Culture
Japanese
Material
hair, clay and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletEdz1584 a-b

A predominantly blue, round, neckless jar with domed lid topped with a small hard relief peach with leaves. The mouth of the jar is nearly as wide as the diameter and has a small sloping rim. The enamelled glaze is thickly applied with stylized peonies alternating with flowering plants and three bats over stone chimes. These motifs are outlined in black and also decorate the domed lid. The interior surfaces are white and undecorated. Four character seal mark at bottom of jar. Two Chinese characters on jar rim and repeated on lid rim. The Chinese characters on jar and lid rim translate to twenty-three. The seal is unidentified.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarEdz1040

Large, deep mortar with glazed outer surface and unglazed interior. Exterior is decorated with small area of black marks on mustard ground; interior has crosshatched diagonal lines incised into surface.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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