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Roof Tile SherdEdz1036

Triangular sherd with one glazed surface; all edges are rough; surface is undecorated. Sherd is slightly arched.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Roof Tile SherdEdz1035

Arched, five sided sherd with one face glazed dark green. Sherd is undecorated.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Roof Tile SherdEdz1034

Sherd containing a corner and a finished edge. Glaze is dark green; some leaf decorations in relief are present on one face.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Roof Tile SherdEdz1033

Triangular sherd containing one finished edge. Glaze is dark green; floral decoration in relief is present.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Roof Tile SherdEdz1032

Semi-circular sherd. Glazed on one face with dark blue-green; raised leaf decoration on glazed surface. Mottled clay protrudes from part of the curved edge.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Su Wu3510/8

Shiwan style pottery figure of Su Wu, the faithful diplomat of the Han Dynasty who was forced to become a sheep herder, wearing long flowing robes glazed in a copper-red plum glaze, with a wood staff and long white beard. He has a small white ram at his feet and a long cord of shells wrapped around the top of his staff. Figure is hollow. Interior has impressed artist mark and is inscribed with the artist’s signature.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Li Tieguai3510/6

Shiwan stoneware figure of Li Tieguai, the Daoist immortal who represents the sick and poor, dressed in beggar’s clothes and seated, with hands on his right knee, on a large double calabash gourd (hulu), glazed in copper red. The male figure is partially wrapped in a white blanket, and wearing a white knotted headband. Underneath him is a long crutch. The piece is hollow and stamped with the artist's seal along the bottom edge. Characters written along interior.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child-giving Guanyin3510/7

Shiwan style pottery figure of the goddess Guanyin, the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy in female form wearing long flowing priestess robes, glazed in celadon. She is standing and wearing a long, full light blue hooded robe, holding a baby boy in her left arm. She wears a golden brown headdress, with green gems, and a matching necklace. Figure is hollow. Interior has maker’s seal, impressed signature, and is signed by the artist.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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