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Sword GuardEd5.3149

Circular, metal sword guard with triangular hole at centre, ovoid hole to one side, and three-lobed hole to other side. Low relief openwork design depicting a man holding a pike, with copper face inlaid and robe patterned with gold overlaid in zigzags, waves, pinetrees, mountain forms overlaid with gold lines, and a pagoda which is similarly overlaid. The reverse displays back views of all of the motifs seen on the front, and characters are incised on the back of the seppa dai. Nakago ana adjusted with metal inserts. Open kodzuka and kogai. Characters incised on seppa dai.

Culture
Japanese
Material
copper metal, gold metal and iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3148

Oval metal sword guard. Guard is smooth and has a patina; polished shakudo seppa dai; open kodzuka and kogai. Front: man in sunken relief sitting right centre under a tree. He has face of inlaid copper, hat, sleeve, and knee of overlaid gold. He is reaching toward head of a writhing fish-dragon gazing up at him. The fish dragon's body is coiled and reappears at the top of the guard. Back: incised cloud forms with touches of gold overlay.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron metal, copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1363

Stylized composition with female fish-like creature along top with seals, fish and whale-like creatures below. Top figure has a hump on her back tapering down to a wide tail covered in fine lines. She has one breast-like appendage with an eye incised on it; oval head with indentation at part and fine lines indicating hair, circle in oval eyes, broad flat nose with large nostrils, stippled area on upper lip above straight mouth. On her side, opposing her face, is an upside down fish-like head and web-like area to the right. Large sinuous seal-like creature with oval markings along the length. Whale-like creature above seal merges with figure at top. Second seal on opposite side and snake-like feature on seal. '71307' on bottom and sticker reads '#533'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TeapotEdz1411 a-b

Brown teapot (part a) and lid (part b). In a compressed globular form in the shape of two lotus pads with incised veining, joined at the edges in a waving line. Short spout in form of stem, opposite handle also shaped as stem. Lid flush with surface of pot has a handle formed with adjoining decoration of lotus pads in high relief, flower in low relief. The is a circular impression on the base with seven small holes. There is an impressed mark in seal characters on inner surface.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay
Made in
Jiangsu, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3146

Oval-shaped metal sword guard with triangular hole at centre and ovoid hole to one side. Low relief depiction of a male figure with a hat and sword in profile on one face. The figure's face is copper inlay, the beard is incised, and the hat is gold inlay. Incised tree with one branch on reverse. Made of shicuichi (bronze and silver alloy), open kodzuka, no kogai.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silver metal, gold metal and bronze metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3144

Oval, metal sword guard with four-lobed edge, triangular hole at centre, and ovoid hole to side of centre. Surface slightly raised above rim on both sides, overall brown patina, lightly hammered background. Low relief design of a farmer with overlaid gold clothing standing on a road and holding a rope that is attached to a bronze inlaid water buffalo with overlaid gold bales on its back. The buffalo stands in shallowly incised swirls of water with gold and copper water plants. At top an incised line of mountain peaks with three inlaid copper snow drifts. Back: at bottom left an incised swirl of water, scattered with copper blossoms. Open kodzuka, no kogai.

Culture
Japanese
Material
copper metal, gold metal and iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3141

Circular, metal sword guard with circular shape, triangular hole at centre, and ovoid holes to either side. Edge is ribbed. Low relief motifs both front and back include waves and carp at bottom, writhing dragons on either side, and a pearl above which moves freely within a flaming halo. The carp, dragons and pearl are overlaid with gold and all connected by openwork vines which are undercut. Ana, copper insert at base; seppa dai, undecipherable characters. Incised; both kogai and kodzuka openings.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron metal, copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1350

Three heads and various arm and tail-like limbs on a angled block. Mermaid-like creature lies across the top with v-shaped pigtail-like hair on top. There are sketched in lines on fan-shaped tail and pigtails. Broad face is on front face of block. Brows and nose form a continuous raised band. Oval eyes, angled nostrils and curved mouth are on inward slope. Bent arm on creature's right side ends in human-like hand. Second creature's face is at 90 degrees to the first and has similar features, including, arms, face and hair. Their cheeks meet and the second creature's hand grasps the side of the first one's face. The third with long hair is at the back, facing the side. Hair is indicated by sketchy lines. Facial features are similar to the others except for the indication of a beard. Stickers read 'b 45', '169' and '#633'. Inscribed on the bottom is 'Lucassie and 69714 ' ? (partly obscured by stickers).

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1348

Mermaid-like figure with chin and front flippers resting at wide end of a tapering ovoid base. Her back is arched and the side edge of her fluked tail rests on the tip of the base. She holds a fish with her left flipper. Details of figure include, an oval face with circle in oval eyes, wide, short nose with large nostrils, straight mouth and long parted hair, tied with a wide band at neck. Hair is indicated by fine incised lines. Dots all over body and fine lines on tail. Inscription on bottom reads 'Dania-Koma 71384.' stickers read '161','b 29' and '#532'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3139

Oval-shaped metal sword guard with a triangular hole at the centre and a semi-circular hole to the side. One face has a low relief design of two swallows, a tree and two rice bales, and the reverse depicts a tree trunk and roots. Engraved with Japanese characters. Oval; sentoku, evenly hammered background; nakago ana adjusted with chiselling; open kodzuka adjusted with shakudo insert, no kogai. Signed to left of nakago ana. Front: on right, two slightly raised rice bales with a copper swallow superimposed, a bare branch curving above; another swallow descends from upper left. Back: on lower left a tree root with scattered blossoms at base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bronze metal, zinc metal, gold metal and tin metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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