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ContainerN2.621 a-b

Lid has image of seated men and women in traditional dress. Container with floral designs and interior with scenes of men sitting. Gold seal-like inscription. Richly gilded.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CompoteN2.620

Compote with image of two men on a balcony: one is standing and one is sitting. Floral design on base with two bands of gold on neck. Inscription on underside of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerN2.399

Ivory colour glaze, crackled. Tapered shape.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishN2.396

Plain white ground, with dark and light blue leaves; iris bloom; unmarked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlN2.395

Light grey-green glaze bowl that has a pedestal base and seaside scene painted inside. There is a "post" that sticks out from the middle of the dish. It is tree trunk-like with flower. There is a poetic phrase in red calligraphy on outer rim and three characters on bottom (unglazed).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN2.617

Family scene (girls in kimonos) and a country scene with Mt. Fuji. Richly gilded. Marked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN2.616

Vase with maple branch decoration in gold, red, orange, yellow and green on a cream ground. Inscription on underside of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseN2.615

Maple branch and leaves in red and gold, with a standing cock. All on a cream ground. Richly gilded. Marked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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UrnN2.1052 a-b

Two piece urn, with body (part a) and lid (part b), both with a dragon head called ryūtō (龍頭) as well as floral motifs on the sides. Beige ground, with mottled turquoise, brown and green glazes. On the front side are holes associated with an empty space for affixing an epitaph panel (migachi).

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Urn LidN2.1048

Large ceramic lid from a funerary urn. The recangular lid is in the shape of a palace roof. At the end of the ridge of the roof are three-dimensional shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish, projecting upward. On both sides are the heads of shishi (獅子), a mythical guardian lion, protruding outward. Glaze colours are predominantly turquoise and brown. The epitaph called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan is on the bottom of the urn lid.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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