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CalligraphyN1.570

One huge black character written in a stylistic way with a circular red seal at one corner and a square red seal at the opposite corner.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.569

Ink painting on paper. Image of a scholar, seated, with four students in seated in front of him; all are in different meditative positions (different mudras). Characters are written above, below and beside the figures. Paper is mounted on a hanging scroll attached to a red wooden baton; a fibre cord ties it shut.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.567

Vertical hanging scroll of 3 sparrows, one perched on a prunus tree and the two others in flight. Colours used are white, pink, green, black and brown. Mounted on black silk. Black Japanese characters and red symbols in top left corner. Bottom wood dowel is covered in patterned textile at both ends.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tracing2578/193

Pencil tracing of killer whale on a piece of rectangular plastic film. Head is at the widest end, bent tail at the other end. Two ovoid forms are present. Sharp teeth are shown in the whale's mouth. Inscriptions are written above and below image.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingN1.598

Framed watercolour painting on silk of goddess of mercy (Kuan Yin) seated in meditative position on a lotus pedestal; she is portrayed on a cloud with the moon in the background; colours used are white, pink, blue and black.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN1.556 a-b

Two groups of paper, each folded into three parts. The first (part a) is plain. The second (part b) has squares bordered in red, used for printing characters.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN1.555 a-b

Reproduction of a calligraphy rubbing (part a) from a Japanese tombstone that describes the life of a famous person buried there. The text is writen in Chinese. There are six large characters in a horizontal rectangle at the top with many smaller ones below. Part b is the printed version with Japanese annotation.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalligraphyN1.441

Calligraphy of four large characters, with three smaller ones off to the left side; all written in black on a beige card, with a silver edge.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scroll PaintingN1.296

A hanging scroll painting of a priest meditating in a landscape setting. There are five vertical rows of black characters with a red seal at the top and another red seal at the opposite corner. Modern and polychrome. Includes five lines of poetry and dedication on the back. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a yellow cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a blue-grey ribbon. There is a cylindrical fabric covered rod weight at the bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy ScrollN1.246

A hanging scroll of calligraphy with one panel of large characters by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and two panels of smaller characters above, and below. There are seven red seals: two on each of the smaller panels, one on the large panel, and two off to the side of the large panel. The scroll has a cream-coloured border of fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a brown cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a beige fabric ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with pink, blue, and light patterned fabric.

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