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- 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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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0058
- Description
- miniature lacquered wood box with handle on top side. Hinged door on front with sliding clasp, behind door are three drawers, each having a circular metal pull, each drawer interior speckled gold lustre over black. Each drawer face diamond shaped design. Exterior of box is black ground with gold l…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 2.0 x 2.9 cm
- Description
- miniature lacquered wood box with handle on top side. Hinged door on front with sliding clasp, behind door are three drawers, each having a circular metal pull, each drawer interior speckled gold lustre over black. Each drawer face diamond shaped design. Exterior of box is black ground with gold lacquer speckling on door interior and base. Hanging flower lacquer design over surface of box, bottom of box has large blossom design. Door clasp fragile. Inset tacks on box top which serve as handle rests.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0058
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0250
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed dish with well-fitting lid. Ivory crackled glaze with multi-coloured enamel and gold lustre borders, and gold, green, red flowering bush with fence on lid. Small chip out of inside bowl rim.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed dish with well-fitting lid. Ivory crackled glaze with multi-coloured enamel and gold lustre borders, and gold, green, red flowering bush with fence on lid. Small chip out of inside bowl rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0250
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0308
- Description
- A spherical container flattened at the top and bottom. Top lifts off lip on the bottom half at the middle. Round lacquered tray sits inside lip. Lathe-turned, incised ring texture on outside is burgundy colour with yellow in the recesses of the rings. Interior of tray lacquered black.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A spherical container flattened at the top and bottom. Top lifts off lip on the bottom half at the middle. Round lacquered tray sits inside lip. Lathe-turned, incised ring texture on outside is burgundy colour with yellow in the recesses of the rings. Interior of tray lacquered black.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0308
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0317
- Description
- Oval, rounded box with flat base. Two tiny brass, hinged handles at either end. Inset brass oval, straight sided lining and wooden banding around rim, half of which is missing. The lining bottom pops out because it has become unglued and when lining removed from box there is a vacant space between…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 4.5 x 5.4 cm
- Description
- Oval, rounded box with flat base. Two tiny brass, hinged handles at either end. Inset brass oval, straight sided lining and wooden banding around rim, half of which is missing. The lining bottom pops out because it has become unglued and when lining removed from box there is a vacant space between its lowest point and the box base - used possibly as a secret storage compartment. Box base is laminated and glued to oval body of box, illegible scratching on brass.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0317
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0322
- Description
- Almost cylindrical, lidded container with ridged base, overall black ground with gold branch flower decoration. Container widens from base to top, glossy black lacquer interior, lid fits tightly over rim.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- Almost cylindrical, lidded container with ridged base, overall black ground with gold branch flower decoration. Container widens from base to top, glossy black lacquer interior, lid fits tightly over rim.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0322
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