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FigureN1.299 a-f

Six miniature figures of Chinese opera actors. Painted polychrome costumes of various styles. Faces are disguised with coloured paint to indicate different roles.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint, clay, wood, paper, fibre and feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.298 a-b

Procession of fifty miniature, polychrome metal figurines mounted on two strips of cardboard (parts a and b). Arranged in a two by two fashion, the first fourteen figures carry tall banners with either decorative strips or characters on them. The next ten figures, also arranged two by two, are playing various musical instruments. The following six figures are dressed in white tunics and carry large sprays of white hair. The remaining twenty figures are arranged evenly in front and behind a palanquin that they are carrying; the palanquin is ornately decorated with red, painted fabric and a large wreath.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint, lead metal and fibre
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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Snuff BottleN1.396 a-b

A glass snuff bottle (part a) that is painted inside with water, and forest scenes having figures engaged in various activities. There is a human with an ox-like animal on one side. Ther is a stopper (part b) that is made of green jade (?). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, paint, wood and jade mineral ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.395 a-b

A small cylindrical glass snuff bottle (part a) painted with a main design consisting of a female figure, clothed in red, holding a fan in a garden. There is a stopper (part b) that is coral-coloured.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.394 a-b

A small cylindrical glass snuff bottle (part a) painted with a female figure, clothed in red, in a garden. There is a stopper (part b) that is coral-coloured.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.386 a-c

A flat glass snuff bottle (part a) that is painted in ink with a design consisting of a landscape that has two small humans under a tree on one side while there is a tent-like structure under a tree on the other side. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of pink jade (?). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, jade mineral, paint, ink and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.384 a-c

A glass snuff bottle (part a) that is painted on the inside with a lady on one side, and a poem on the other. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of an orange coral encased in metal. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, coral, silver metal, paint and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.372 a-c

A small flattened bottle-shaped snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with two elephants in high relief on the shoulders, and is painted with a scene of two gold fish in a pond with poetry. Water weeds are incised in green while the fish are in red. There is a stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an elongated oval, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory, paint and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.326 a-b

Full length, elaborately carved female figure painted in detail (part a). Head is detachable and functions as stopper (part b); a short spoon is attached at the opposite end.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint and elephant ivory
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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