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FanN2.686

Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape with one curved edge, and yellow trim. The design consists of a painted image in brown, yellow, orange, brown, blue and black depicting a figure with a hat sitting in a boat on water. White silk woven ribbon tied at handle cleft.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, bamboo grass, watercolour paint and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookmarkN2.889 a-f

Set of five pennant-shaped paper bookmarks (b--f), each with a colour landscape photograph reproduced on the front. Each bookmark has a short length of coloured woven cord attached at the top; colours are purple, yellow, orange, pink, and green, respectively. All of the bookmarks are housed in a slim, rectangular paper envelope with characters and a landscape printed on one side in saturated colours; the bottom of the envelope is marked "Aburatsubo".

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, fibre, ink and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueN2.740

Fan-shaped wood plaque with a calendar of 1936 hidden under a lantern. Also included on the plaque, is a rear view of a standing female dressed in a kimono looking at the cherry blossoms in front of her. Her black hair is tied up in a bun with metal hair adornments, foil-like paper hair adornments, and a bow. The kimono is a floral pattern with white flowers having yellow centres on a light blue background with another part of her kimono having five-petalled gold flowers on a red background.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint, fibre, paper and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonEdz1444

White porcelain spoon with a gold rim and polychrome imagery of a sitting woman surrounded by grass and plants in the bowl.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonEdz1447

White porcelain spoon with a gold rim and polychrome imagery of a sitting woman surrounded by grass and plants in the bowl.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonEdz1445

White porcelain spoon with a gold rim and polychrome imagery of a sitting woman surrounded by grass and plants in the bowl.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3193

Disk-shaped metal piece with a cut-out triangle in the centre and a cut-out semi-circle to the side of the triangle. Two monkeys are on the rim of the piece. The monkey directly above the triangle has its arms extended. The monkey to the side of the triangle has one arm extended on the front of the disk and the other arm extended on the reverse of the object. The monkeys have copper on their faces.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bronze metal and copper metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEd5.3188

Small cream coloured sculpture of a human figure carved out of vegetable ivory. Figure is turning pages of a book with a smaller figure on their knees beside him. Both are wearing patterned robes.

Culture
Japanese
Material
tagua palm nut
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlN2.562 a-b

Lid (b) has brown top with circular lip at centre top and gold floral design around lip, orange-red inside with off-centre gold flower design. Base (a) has orange-red inside that fades to brown near rim, brown outside with black base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishN2.427

Plain white ground with pale blue rim and dark blue whorl in center. Unmarked.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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