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The Chopping KnifeN1.584 q

Postcard that is part of a series entitled "Buddhist Hell Series". Shown is a person with the hands bound at the back while a green figure wearing white leggings is working on a knife-cutter.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Midwifery FiendN1.584 p

Postcard that is part of a series entitled "Jewish Hell Series". Shown is a green figure dressed in a pink top with white leggings.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpringN1.584 o

Postcard that is part of a series of seasonal scenes. Shown is a rooster in front of a plant.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PalloriedN1.584 a

Postcard that is part of a series depicting legal punishments. Shown are two people - one shackled with the feet through a board and cuffs ? around the wrists and the other holding something while in a semi-kneeling position.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.1123 bbb-lll

One postcard envelope (bbb) and ten postcards (ccc-lll): bbb: Envelope for ten Hiroshige's postcards; ccc: Tall building; ddd: Workers in the rain; eee: People crossing a bridge in the rain; fff: Sailing ships and a town on a high embankment; ggg: Sailing ships and a market; hhh: Bridge, river, and pink trees; iii: Lady on a boat; jjj: Three people, two birds, and a mountain; kkk: Workers on water; lll: Sailing ships and a marketplace.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.1272 a-k

Set of ten postcards, each postcard illustrating the successive stages of making paper: (a) a scene of papermaking village (b) cutting down zozo shoots in winter (c) steaming bundles of zozo shoots (d) removing black bark from steamed shoots (e) bleaching white bark in sun by watering (f) boiling white bark with lye to soften (g) removing dirt and green parts from bleached bark (h) beating wet zozo into pulp (i) traditional method of papermaking (j) drying sheets of paper by exposing to the sun. All ten postcards are housed in a white envelope (k) with black characters and lines printed on one side and characters, a black and white image of a person bent over a large rectangular trough with a tray, and the inscription "Picture post-cards of Hand-made Paper-making Process" on the other side.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.1369 a-g

Set of five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of various village crafts and tools; postcards are numbered 6--10 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.893 a-g

Five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of various Inuit models, masks and tools; postcards are numbered 11--15 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.894 a-g

Set of five postcards (c--g) with black and white photographs of early village houses and tools; postcards are numbered 1--5 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a buff-coloured envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PostcardN2.892 a-g

Five postcards (c-g) with black and white photographs of various village crafts and tools; postcards are numbered 16--20 and have lines of characters printed underneath the images. The postcards are contained in a pink envelope (a), along with a folded sheet of white paper with a block of printed text (characters) on one side (b).

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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