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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.11
Description
Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Approach of Night
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper board
Dimensions
11 x 21.5 cm
Description
Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.11
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Before the White Man Came

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Before the White Man Came
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.3 x 16.3 cm
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
Subject
animal, buffalo
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
foothills
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1978
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
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Boating Under Cherry Blossoms

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.12 a-c
Description
This triptych features 6 woman on a boat. The boat emerges from the third panel behind a group of rocks. Coming from this group of rocks in the trc is a tree with white blossoms which hangs over the boat, and into the second panel. The boat stretches through the second panel and ends with a sharp…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Boating Under Cherry Blossoms
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.0 x 73.0 cm
Description
This triptych features 6 woman on a boat. The boat emerges from the third panel behind a group of rocks. Coming from this group of rocks in the trc is a tree with white blossoms which hangs over the boat, and into the second panel. The boat stretches through the second panel and ends with a sharp tip halfway into the first panel. The women are all in the second and third panels. 5 women are sitting under a covered top, and one woman is standing outside of this covered top with her hand on the ceiling, and her head turned to the left. The sky is uncoloured, and there are 2 birds flying in the first panel.
Subject
Activity
Boating
Figures
Women
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.12 a-c
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Boats in Harbour, 1963

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.03
Description
Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Boats in Harbour, 1963
Date
1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
41.6 x 45.0 cm
Description
Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
Subject
ocean
boats
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.03
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.59
Description
Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake, 1962
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.59
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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.06
Description
The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains an…
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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 56.0 cm
Description
The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains and glacier; viewer’s right the scree slope and upward sweep of a mountain, moving to the left is the next mountain with its white and blue glacier top and blue sweep down the middle of the mountain. Lower mid-centre is the glacier snow field and to the left is a brown and white mountain. The gloomy sky is grey and white swirling clouds with hints of yellow through the grey and blue sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Bow Glacier
Bow Lake
Janet Holly Middleton
Credit
Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.06
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Canadian Rockies, 1965

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.67
Description
A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope ris…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Rockies, 1965
Date
1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope rises up on the right and is cut off.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.67
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Cattle Roundup near Village

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1897
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.57
Description
A figure on a horse moves from the left side of the image. A town sits in the centre background. The foreground is a grassy field and the upper half of the image is a cloudy sky.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Cattle Roundup near Village
Date
c. 1897
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 27 cm
Description
A figure on a horse moves from the left side of the image. A town sits in the centre background. The foreground is a grassy field and the upper half of the image is a cloudy sky.
Subject
landscape
horse
figure
grass
cloud
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.57
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Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
Description
(a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust he…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36 x 25 cm
Description
(a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust her kimono, which is patterned with fans (c) 36.8x25.2/35.523.6 kneeling female figure in dark blue flowing kimono looking over her right shoulder, folding what appears to be a bed quilt, artist's marks in the lower right hand corner, and calligraphy in the upper right hand corner (a)(b) and (c) are a triptych, and all have a light background of scattered flowers
Subject
figure
female
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Date
1877
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.04
Description
A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.
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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Title
Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie
Date
1877
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.1 x 24.2 cm
Description
A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.
Subject
Coast
Nova Scotia
fishing
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.04
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Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.30
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 37.7 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
rivers Liard, Toad
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.30
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 11.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
Subject
figure
man
animal
dog
activity
cooking
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.59
Description
Two figures walk closely together on a path which leads to the ocean in the upper right side of the image. On both sides the couple is centred by grass and hill landscape.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Couple By Seashore
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Two figures walk closely together on a path which leads to the ocean in the upper right side of the image. On both sides the couple is centred by grass and hill landscape.
Subject
landscape
couple
figure
ocean
grass
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.59
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1878
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.03 a-c
Description
(a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peoni…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Dancing Lions
Date
1878
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
37.1 x 25.0 cm
Description
(a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peonies in the background. All actors hats have bells around the brim.
Subject
figure, male
activity
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.03 a-c
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Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two wome…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 72 cm
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two women stand with their bodies facing eachother. The smaller woman is pointing at Mt. Fuji. In the second panel a woman stands in the rc, her body facing right and her head turned back to the left. She has her back to the mountain which is mostly featured in the second panel. In the third panel a woman sits on a bench facing left with her hand by her chest. A lamp is to the left of her bench. The ground the woman are on is mostly paper tone with a light wash.
Subject
figures
woman
landscape
mountain
Mt. Fuji
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
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Finlay River, Fire Desolation

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.26
Description
lto mid:” Finlay River, Fire Desolation”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Finlay River, Fire Desolation
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 45.4 cm
Description
lto mid:” Finlay River, Fire Desolation”
Subject
landscape
burned forest
river, Finlay
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.26
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Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
Description
(a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 25 cm
Description
(a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both are dressed in black kimonos and wearing tall conical black hats (c) 37.7 x 25.7/35.9 x 24.5 three ladies dressed in black kimonos with tall black hats are all holding long swords, and one has a paper lantern. Horses were brought to Japan from North China and Mongolia.
Subject
figure
group
female
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
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Flower Viewing on the Boat

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.14 a-c
Description
This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Flower Viewing on the Boat
Date
1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 75 cm
Description
This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st, second and third panels. in this long decorative boat are 7 woman. One woman in the second panel is standing to row. The rest are seated and mostly looking into the water. A third boat floats under a bridge in the third panel. A woman stands at the head of the boat rowing. In the brc of the third panel are many flowers from which the second boat emerges. A group of Red Carp is visible in bottom of the centre panel.
Subject
gathering
women
activity
boating
flower viewing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.14 a-c
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The Fraser River at Yale BC

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Artist
Charles Jones Way (1835 – 1919, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WaC.05.01
Description
River winding through rocky mountains. River is calm in foreground and rougher in background. 4 figures on beach with two canoes at center right. Another figure with white pack horse on rocky outcrop above. Mountains primarily brown and grey with one snowcapped peak in distance. Trees and other shr…
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Artist
Charles Jones Way (1835 – 1919, British)
Title
The Fraser River at Yale BC
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
52.0 x 75.5 cm
Description
River winding through rocky mountains. River is calm in foreground and rougher in background. 4 figures on beach with two canoes at center right. Another figure with white pack horse on rocky outcrop above. Mountains primarily brown and grey with one snowcapped peak in distance. Trees and other shrubbery on rocky outcrop at right and on slopes at left and center distance. “CJ (overlapping) Way YALE BC” in red at lower right. In ornately carved gold painted wood frame with glass. White tag from Masters Gallery Ltd. on back.
Subject
mountains
Fraser River
British Columbia
landscape
canoeing
horses
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2021
Catalogue Number
WaC.05.01
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Artist
Hosei
Date
1897 – 1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HoS.04.01 a-c
Description
This panel of 3 pieces features four women in a garden. The first panel depicts a young woman standing at the right side of the panel with her head turned to the right. To her left is a large space of garden. The second panel contains 2 women. The one on the bl is crouching down with her head tur…
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Artist
Hosei
Title
Garden of Autumn Grass
Date
1897 – 1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 72.5 cm
Description
This panel of 3 pieces features four women in a garden. The first panel depicts a young woman standing at the right side of the panel with her head turned to the right. To her left is a large space of garden. The second panel contains 2 women. The one on the bl is crouching down with her head turned to the right. She holds a small flower. The woman in the tr is sitting on a bench facing left, with her back to the viewer. In the third panel the bench continues, with a woman sitting on the left end of it. She is holding a fan, looking downwards and facing the viewer.
Subject
group
women
activity
garden
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoS.04.01 a-c
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