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PaintingA9308

Painting of a sea bear holding an octopus mask. Both figures are in profile and facing to the right side. The bear's circular black pupil and eye are surrounded by an oval that contours underneath and has points at both ends. There is a sideways split u behind the eye and an upside down split u above the head. The nostril has an ovoid. The open mouth shows even rows of teeth with an upper front fang. There is a sideways split u behind the mouth. The shoulder has an ovoid eye shape. The wrist, knee, and ankle have a dot within a circle. The back has five dots within circles. The rear has a similar face to that of the bear's. The bear is black while the mask has a green area surrounding the eyes, red above the head, a red nose, a red mouth, and red tentacles. The painting is on a vertically rectangular, shiny grey paper piece.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/98

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the inquiry about crossing the river at Jinling. Two male figures in robes are standing on the shore with grasses at the edge of the land, and one is speaking to a man standing at the front of a docked boat. Another male figure is pictured inside the boat. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/96

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the tossed goblet that turns into doves. A man is standing inside a building in front of a table with five white cups in front of him. There are two other tables, each with white cups lined up. The figure's hand is raised towards two white birds flying out of the building, and there are several male figures, most of whom have swords, flags or other weapons, standing at the threshold of the building and walking away from the building. The tops of flags and weapons are poking out from behind clouds. There are blue and green rocky outcrops in the foreground, and blue and green mountains in the background. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/34

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and lemon grass enducing offerings. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/30

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the transcendent lasses bestowing swords. A man in green robes with a blue border is seated on a rug holding a sword with two other swords at his feet. A young man is standing beside him holding a yellow rectangular object. Five women are standing in front of the seated male figure, and three of them are holding swords. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting832/1

Hanging textile Thangka painting. The imagery shows the Vajrayoginī/Vajravāhārī Mandala, multiple-armed figures arranged like a six-pointed star, with an eight-petalled flower at the centre. All in polychrome on a green background. The scene is bordered all the way around with a patterned orange-red, orange-yellow, and brown fabric. The painting has a plain orange-yellow silk cover. The top has a flat hanging rod with orange-red ribbons, and a light orange loop.

Culture
Tibetan ?
Made in
Nepal ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/86

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the lingering aberrant asking about the sword. A male figure dressed in blue and gold robes with a gold border is holding a sword. Behind him are a young male figure and five other male figures. The figure in the blue robes is pointing towards a male figure in green robes, who is part of a group of ten other male figures. They are all standing on a hill with green and blue rocky outcroppings and trees. There is a group of buildings behind a fence pictured in the distance. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/84

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the Jia family shifting its residence. A figure in light purple robes with a blue border is standing on the threshold of a building with a rooftop garden. He is flanked by a young man with a sheathed sword on his back, a man in blue, gold and green clothes holding a sword, and a male figure in light blue robes with a blue border, all bowing towards the central figure. 19 figures are pictured carrying furniture, tools and bundles behind green and blue hills. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/82

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the crocodile infiltrating the Jia family. A male figure in green and gold robes with a blue bordfer is standing inside a house with his sword drawn and holding a white cup. There is another figure in blue, gold and green with sword drawn against a snake-like crocodile figure with a coiled and undulating body. Four female figures are pictured inside the house, and six male figures are pictured outside the house. There is also a young male figure inside the house with as sword sheath(?) on his back. The house also has a rooftop garden, and there are green and blue mountains in the background. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/80

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and an injured crocodile fleeing into a well. A male figure with a raised sword is standing beside two oxen that are butting heads. One of the oxen is light brown, and the other is dark grey. To the other side of the image is a red building with a white vertical sign and a wall extending out from its base. In the distance is another red building with a horizontal white sign and a cylindrical yellow object beside it. This building is flanked by the roofs of several buildings. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

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