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FigureN1.300 a-c

Three colourful miniature street figures: a plant seller with cart (part a); a man pulling a woman in a rickshaw (part b; a man with a horse-drawn cart filled with straw.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, iron metal, metal, paint and grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.299 a-f

Six miniature figures of Chinese opera actors. Painted polychrome costumes of various styles. Faces are disguised with coloured paint to indicate different roles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint, clay, wood, paper, fibre and feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.298 a-b

Procession of fifty miniature, polychrome metal figurines mounted on two strips of cardboard (parts a and b). Arranged in a two by two fashion, the first fourteen figures carry tall banners with either decorative strips or characters on them. The next ten figures, also arranged two by two, are playing various musical instruments. The following six figures are dressed in white tunics and carry large sprays of white hair. The remaining twenty figures are arranged evenly in front and behind a palanquin that they are carrying; the palanquin is ornately decorated with red, painted fabric and a large wreath.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint, lead metal and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.283 a-b

Full length male figure (Confucius) in red lacquer (part a) carved details and symbols. (Part b is the wood stand, in storage.)

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.282 a-b

Ivory-coloured ceramic Buddha figure (part a) with thin glaze. He has no hair. He has big ears and a smiling face. He is sitting with his right leg crossed in front of him and his left leg bent out in front. He is holding a string of beads with left hand which is resting on his left knee. With wood stand (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.376 a-b

Full length male and female figures (part a) on black wooden stand (part b). Male has his left arm wrapped around the female who shifts her left arm upward. His right arm is extended in front of the female with a box in his hand. A sword hangs from his right hip and its sheath is decorated with circles. He is wearing a hat with a geometric and floral design. His robe has clouds and flowers on it. Her robe has a different floral with clouds pattern. Her black hair is tied up in a bun up top and she is wearing earrings.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory, wood and paint ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.374 a-b

Arcing, white segment of tusk intricately carved into a landscape with figures and houses in complex vignettes (part a); figures are fully carved in three dimensions. Tusk's point and base rest on a red-stained wooden stand (part b) with two feet at each end.

Culture
Chinese
Material
elephant ivory, wood and stain ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.238 a-b

Ceramic figure of a priest (part a) dressed in formal red robe. Wearing a black hat. He is holding a scroll in his left arm. Bubbly red and green glaze over grey clay. Impressed mark on bottom. With wood stand (part b).

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.120

Standing Kuan Yin figure carrying prayer beads. She is wearing a long robe which flows up and outward behind her at an angle. She is standing on a lotus.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.119

Scholar dressed in traditional costume. His left hand holds a book in front of him where there is a long cloth panel, and his right hand carries a fan placed behind his back. He is wearing a hat and has a long moustache and beard. Characters in relief on bottom.

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