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- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0187
- Description
- A small gourd-shaped flower holder of wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim; small butterfly or moth of coiled wicker with leaf fibre wings and small metal eyes, is attached to side of form by coiled metal spring; small loop handle near mouth; hollow bamboo tube inside.
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- Title
- Basketry Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A small gourd-shaped flower holder of wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim; small butterfly or moth of coiled wicker with leaf fibre wings and small metal eyes, is attached to side of form by coiled metal spring; small loop handle near mouth; hollow bamboo tube inside.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E.S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0187
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- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0188
- Description
- A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is mis…
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- Title
- Basketry Vase
- Date
- 1877 – 1883
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0188
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0242
- Description
- Hand thrown vase, trimmed foot with swirl design in centre. Bulbous with 2.0 cm. diameter neck. Glazed with deep turquoise (copper) which stops near foot, thickly and roughly glazed.
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- Title
- Bud Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown vase, trimmed foot with swirl design in centre. Bulbous with 2.0 cm. diameter neck. Glazed with deep turquoise (copper) which stops near foot, thickly and roughly glazed.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0242
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Decorative Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0189
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0189
- Description
- Shallow basket with tall handle, in lattice weave, footed base. Some writing on the base (in Japanese). Dark brown colour.
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- Title
- Decorative Basket
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Shallow basket with tall handle, in lattice weave, footed base. Some writing on the base (in Japanese). Dark brown colour.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0189
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Decorative Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0190
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0190
- Description
- A circular shallow basketry bowl with lacy, looped sides and a handle attached to the wooden circular disc base.
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- Title
- Decorative Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- A circular shallow basketry bowl with lacy, looped sides and a handle attached to the wooden circular disc base.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0190
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Decorative Ornament
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0096%20a-f
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0096 a-f
- Description
- Japanese novelties to attach to purses, fans etc:(a) wing-shaped red sleeve with white lining, from doll's kimono?, designa both sides, two flying cranes one side, one flying crane other side both with grass. (b) 10.0 x 4.5, quilted badminton racket design one side with ball and birdie.(c) 6.8 x …
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- Title
- Decorative Ornament
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- Japanese novelties to attach to purses, fans etc:(a) wing-shaped red sleeve with white lining, from doll's kimono?, designa both sides, two flying cranes one side, one flying crane other side both with grass. (b) 10.0 x 4.5, quilted badminton racket design one side with ball and birdie.(c) 6.8 x 5.3, pear-shaped and quilted on one side, scowling man's face.(d) 7.3 x 3.0, gourd-shaped, stuffed one side, green to orange tied ribbons.(e) 5.0 x 3.0, back view of sitting cat, light coloured black spots, faded red ribbon tied at neck. (f) 8.0 x 3.8, inverted basket with black and white cat playing with yarn under it.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- miniatures
- animal
- cat
- bird
- crane
- sports
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0096 a-f
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0416
- Description
- Patchwork fabric, drawstring purse. Multi coloured and patterned fabric hand sewn together, natural coloured lining. 3 strands of light coloured string loosely woven together is the drawstring.
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- Title
- Doll's Purse
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Patchwork fabric, drawstring purse. Multi coloured and patterned fabric hand sewn together, natural coloured lining. 3 strands of light coloured string loosely woven together is the drawstring.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- accessories
- souvenir
- keepsake
- collectable
- miniatures
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0416
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0235
- Description
- Transparent glaze with crackled cobalt decoration, bulbous shaped container with flared rim, trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Flower Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with crackled cobalt decoration, bulbous shaped container with flared rim, trimmed foot.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0235
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0234
- Description
- small round vase made of white clay with a transparent glaze and cobalt butterfly and flower decoration, rim has cobalt border decoration. Vase has a trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Flower Vase
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- small round vase made of white clay with a transparent glaze and cobalt butterfly and flower decoration, rim has cobalt border decoration. Vase has a trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0234
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Insect Vendor Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0116
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, t…
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- Title
- Insect Vendor Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, is sitting in centre of shop. She has a patterned kimono with red in pattern and lining, wearing blue thongs, hair piled high with a red tie dyed scarf, china face. Open mouth show white teeth, china hands. Many and varied insect boxes displayed, very finely crafted, all secured to framework. The black boxes are for displaying fireflies. The shopkeeper is also secured to the display. (see file for partial list of insects).
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- female
- insects
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
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Miniature, Basketry Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0115
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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- Title
- Miniature, Basketry Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- animal
- bird
- chicken
- sparrow
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
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Miniature Scroll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0143
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 26.8 cm
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
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Miniature China Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0118
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
- Description
- Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine …
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- Title
- Miniature China Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Description
- Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine features, hair piled high. Items for sale, 1 big ceramic brazier, 1 small earthen brazier, 2 huge earthen jars for storage, 1 huge glazed jar for water storage ?, 4 huge serving plates, for sushi, etc. 9 pair of lids and bowls for rice or noodles, donbuli, 5 pairs are blue coloured pattern, 3 pairs are of red, blue and green pattern, 1 pair is of blue and white stripes, 2 pairs without lid, 1 serving bowl, 10 tea pots of various size with a half circle handle, bamboo, above the lid, 2 tea pots of various size with a matching ceramic handle on the side of the body, 2 soy sauce dispensers which look like teapots, 1 set of 4-tiered food containers with a lid, 1 set of 2-tiered food dishes with a lid, 2 sake servers warmers with blue pattern, 2 pairs of western coffee cups saucers, green pair and yellow pair, various plates, dishes, bowls, vases, storage jars.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
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Miniature China Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0119
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
- Description
- Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, abl…
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- Title
- Miniature China Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; ceramic; metal
- Description
- Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, able to feed many.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
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Miniature Cupboard
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0122
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0122
- Description
- Japanese food storage cupboard. Rectangular shaped cupboard, solid wood back and top with wood grid sides and front. Wooden grid sides are immovable, 7.1h x 4.5w, and has wooden frame, 0.5w. Grid covers green wire mesh glued onto inside of cupboard, the two wooden framed grids covering green wire …
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- Title
- Miniature Cupboard
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese food storage cupboard. Rectangular shaped cupboard, solid wood back and top with wood grid sides and front. Wooden grid sides are immovable, 7.1h x 4.5w, and has wooden frame, 0.5w. Grid covers green wire mesh glued onto inside of cupboard, the two wooden framed grids covering green wire mesh in front are both movable side to side, the left one, 8.6h x 6.3w, fits into the groove, carved width of the insides of both the top and bottom of the cupboard, nearest the front. The right one, 8.6h x 6.3w, fits into the groove, carved the width of the insides of both the top and bottom of the cupboard, located behind the aforementioned one two drawers are located side by side at the bottom of the cupboard, 6.81 x 1.7h x 5.8w. Both pull out by way of round white knobs. Cupboard set onto four legs of wooden scroll design in front, plain at back. Located on the inside of the cupboard are two shelves, 2.91 x 7.0w. The left handed one is set lower then the other, 3.2 from bottom, flush to the left side grid. The right handed one is set higher then the other, 6.0 from the bottom, flush to the right side grid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0122
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Miniature Dresser
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0121
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0121
- Description
- Japanese dresser, rectangular shaped dresser with three drawers, 4.11 x 1.9h x 4.1w, arranged one on top of the other on the upper left hand side of the dresser, each drawer pulls out. Beside the drawers on the right hand side of the dresser is a picture framed in wood, 6.4h x 4.9w , design is two…
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- Title
- Miniature Dresser
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 10.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Japanese dresser, rectangular shaped dresser with three drawers, 4.11 x 1.9h x 4.1w, arranged one on top of the other on the upper left hand side of the dresser, each drawer pulls out. Beside the drawers on the right hand side of the dresser is a picture framed in wood, 6.4h x 4.9w , design is two pink flowers on gold coloured stems on green triangular background, 4.0h, the remainder of the design area is filled with white circles painted onto red leaves on an orange background. Pull out drawer at bottom of dresser, 2.5h x 4.01 x 9.7w. Front of drawer has scroll shaped cutout framing plastic covered picture of one pink flower with gold coloured leaves on green background to right of picture and white circles painted onto red leaves on orange background to left of picture. Back of dresser has a round hole, 1.5 dia, 1.9 from bottom to push out bottom drawer.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0121
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0415 a,b
- Description
- Japanese miniature fans, wood block printed design:(a) circular fan on wooden stick handle, 3.61. On one side Japanese woman to left in a purple robe, Japanese man to right in blue robe, man being set higher than the woman. Red background, rectangular mirror inset top center, 1.41 x 1.0w. Other sid…
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- Title
- Miniature Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 9.8 cm
- Description
- Japanese miniature fans, wood block printed design:(a) circular fan on wooden stick handle, 3.61. On one side Japanese woman to left in a purple robe, Japanese man to right in blue robe, man being set higher than the woman. Red background, rectangular mirror inset top center, 1.41 x 1.0w. Other side has painted design with blue at top, red circle, green hexagon, purple splash and yellow bottom. (b) same as (a) woman on right, light blue kimono holding circular mirror, man wearing darker blue kimono, lower than woman. Light blue green kimono. Reverse design similar to (a) colours being the same but the design itself slightly different.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0415 a,b
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Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0114
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0114
- Description
- Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display…
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- Title
- Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 21.3 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display. Shopkeeper, man dressed in brown grey kimono, brown apron, yellow fabric stuffed in front, is kneeling on the floor. Head is partly shaved with along top knot. Fine china face and hands, hands on lap. Items for sale: various kinds of cooking knives, scissors, teapots, cauldrons, rice cookers, basins, hoes, scythes, altar pieces for buddhism and shintoism worship, cooking stoves, fish broiling metal wire grills, shovels.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- religious
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0114
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Miniature; Japanese House
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0120
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0120
- Description
- Traditional Japanese house model. 2 storey wood construction which disassembles into 10 pieces. The rectangular base is raised slightly above ground level by a narrower under base. 12 wood and paper, and 2 wooden lattice work sliding panels open up to verandas on each level, front and back. 1 hinge…
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- Title
- Miniature; Japanese House
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 21.8 x 19.7 x 27.3 cm
- Description
- Traditional Japanese house model. 2 storey wood construction which disassembles into 10 pieces. The rectangular base is raised slightly above ground level by a narrower under base. 12 wood and paper, and 2 wooden lattice work sliding panels open up to verandas on each level, front and back. 1 hinged door of wood and paper in front, roof is peaked with exterior ride pole and no decoration. The 2 sides of the roof are held together by a piece of tape which acts like a hinge. Inside a raised platform spans the width and 3/4 the length of the main floor. The second floor is made from a single thin slab of wood. "Made in Japan" is stamped onto tape on roof, both bases, the second floor, the front and back walls and the free standing partition. Upper middle class house for family of 4 or 8. Upstairs, sleeping quarters, 6 or 4 separate rooms divided by sliding, removable) doors, 2 rooms used for sleeping , 2 or 3 per room. 1 room reserved for special living room ? with "Tokono-Ma". where hanging scroll hangs, and where flower arrangement is weekly changed. 1 room used for Buddhism altar. 6 feet high, 2 1/2 feet wide. with ancestors after death names, etc. Altar flower is changed every week. Steamed rise is presented every morning. Any special gift, especially food, cakes, cookis, etc. is placed in front of this altar before anyone unwraps it. Those 2 rods are used for overnight company with the best hudon and so forth. All the rooms could be turned into one large banquet room. Downstairs, 2 rooms , on the floor, and kitchen on the dirt floor? 1 room , living room and eating room, during the day, sleeping room for a couple during the night? 1 room, further from the main road and the better room during the day, sleeping room during the night?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0120
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Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0117
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0117
- Description
- Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and…
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- Title
- Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and teeth showing. Many and varied musical instruments displayed, secured to frame. On the cloth shop curtain: musical instruments, house of music and rhythm, musical instruments. Items for sale, from l to r, upper to lower, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, played with stick ?, 2 foreign looking washtub violin like instruments and 1 bow , 3 short necked banjos?, 2 cello bows, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, 1 short necked banjo ?, 1 biwa lute, 4 hand drums, with a handle, for religious chanting, ?, 3 shami-sen on the stand, 1 shamiosen lying, 6 plectrums for koto, 3 koto, 3 shami-sen, 2 shami-sen plucks, 1 shami-sen, 2 Japanese drums of different sizes, played with sticks, 2 Japanese hand drums, tsuzumi, 2 cellos or bases, 2 African drums, 5 drum sticks in a vase, 2 shami-sen of different sizes, 3 small Japanese hand drums, kozutsumi, 1 medium size Japanese drum, played with sticks, 1 free standing harpsichord like instrument, 1 horse like long harp, 11 bodies of shami-sen piled up in 3 rows, 1 medium shami-sen, 3 Japanese drums of different sizes on top of each other, all played with sticks .
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- entertainment
- relegious
- pastime
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- figure
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0117
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