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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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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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Crows in Flight

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Artist: Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)

Date: 1887

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ShE.04.01

Description: Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…

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Artist: Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)

Title: Crows in Flight

Date: 1887

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36.3 x 30.3 cm

Description: Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.

Subject: animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ShE.04.01

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Dear Jon

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.16

Description: Letter to Jon in black india ink. “454 EAST 8TH AVE APT 204VANCOUVER BCV5T 1S7, 4:20PM, APRIL 5/81DEAR JON:YOUR EPIC POEM HAS BEEN OF GREAT, GREAT INSPIRATION. I HAD DONE NO WORK OF MY OWN SINCE LAST SUMMER, WHEN I DID THE ONE HUNDRED DRAWINGS OF VANCOUVER GIRLS, CEASING ABOUT AUGUST 9TH. BUT WHEN …

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: Dear Jon

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Letter to Jon in black india ink. “454 EAST 8TH AVE APT 204VANCOUVER BCV5T 1S7, 4:20PM, APRIL 5/81DEAR JON:YOUR EPIC POEM HAS BEEN OF GREAT, GREAT INSPIRATION. I HAD DONE NO WORK OF MY OWN SINCE LAST SUMMER, WHEN I DID THE ONE HUNDRED DRAWINGS OF VANCOUVER GIRLS, CEASING ABOUT AUGUST 9TH. BUT WHEN I HEARD YOUR KELSEY UNCALCIFIED, I FRIED! THE HEAT OF THE POWER OF THE IMAGERY PROMPTED SERIES 1 & 11, THE BEST OF WHICH ARE ENCLOSED HEREWITH. THIS IS PERHAPS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED, NOT WHAT YOU FORESAW, BUT IT IS MY IMMEDIATE TWO-WEEK RESPONSE TO THE WORK. I RECALLED MY DRIVE WEST THIS LAST TIME_SEPT. 1RST TO 5TH ‘79 PLUS THE RECALLS OF THE TRIPS WEST WARD AND EASTWARD = 1950 (4) 1951 (4) 1952 (4) 1953 (4) 1955 (2) 1956 (0) 1957 (4) 1958 (2) 1959 (0) 1960 (0) 1961 (2) 1962 (0) 1963 (3) 1964 (0) 1965 (0) 1966 (2) 1967 (2) 1968 (2) 1969 (2) 1970 (0) 1971 (2) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1974 (2) 1975 (2) 1976 (2) 1977 (0) 1978 (2) 1979 (4). BY AIR * BY TRAIN * ALL THE REST BY AUTOMOBILE, VIA U.S.A, VIA CANADA, 1980 * (2) TOTAL 59 TIMES!SO SERIES 1 : 17 OF 25 AND SERIES 11: 8 OF 26. I DECIDED TO DISREGARD THE LIMITATIONS OF NUMBERS OF COLOURS.THESE WERE EXECUTED IN CHIN-CHIN AND PELIKAN INDIA INK IN PR. PH MARTINS CONCENTRATED TRANSPARENT WATER COLOUR (INKS) ON CARTRIDGE PAPER 18” X 24”LOVE, WRITE SOON HENRY HNRKELSEY KLES BOOK OF : DENNIS BURTON”

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.16

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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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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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First Time Bean Pods

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Artist: Ito Sojun

Date: 1885 – 1885

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: SoI.03.01

Description: This drawing features a branch which extends from the blc, starting as one branch, and reaches into the tr side of the work where it branches into three grouping of leaves. The leaves are a black ink wash. Green ink is used to depict bean pods which are growing underneath the leaves closer to the…

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Artist: Ito Sojun

Title: First Time Bean Pods

Date: 1885 – 1885

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 33.5 cm

Description: This drawing features a branch which extends from the blc, starting as one branch, and reaches into the tr side of the work where it branches into three grouping of leaves. The leaves are a black ink wash. Green ink is used to depict bean pods which are growing underneath the leaves closer to the bottom of the branch.

Subject: botanical; bean pods

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: SoI.03.01

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Garden of Autumn Grass

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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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Grand-daughter

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1974

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.09

Description: A black ink print on beige paper of a young child’s head and arm in 3/4 profile. The child has her eyes closed and has her arm up near her face. She is framed in an oval.

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Grand-daughter

Date: 1974

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 16.0 x 12.5 cm

Description: A black ink print on beige paper of a young child’s head and arm in 3/4 profile. The child has her eyes closed and has her arm up near her face. She is framed in an oval.

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.09

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HK series I / 2

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.03

Description: Abstract. Top background is blue. Two large white shapes, one outlined with yellow and black the other outlined with orange. In the middle two large red objects.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / 2

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Abstract. Top background is blue. Two large white shapes, one outlined with yellow and black the other outlined with orange. In the middle two large red objects.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract; nonrepresentational

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.03

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HK series I / 9

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.04

Description: Abstract. Image spilt into two. Top half is black, bottom is dark green and brown with 2 yellow triangles and 1 red square.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / 9

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Abstract. Image spilt into two. Top half is black, bottom is dark green and brown with 2 yellow triangles and 1 red square.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract; nonrepresentational

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.04

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HK series I / 19

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.05

Description: Abstract. Image spilt into 2. Top half is various shades of blue. Bottom half is red and black.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / 19

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Abstract. Image spilt into 2. Top half is various shades of blue. Bottom half is red and black.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract; nonrepresentational

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.05

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HK series I / 20

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.06

Description: Abstract. Top quarter is dark blue. Bottom is brown, black and pink.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / 20

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Abstract. Top quarter is dark blue. Bottom is brown, black and pink.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.06

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HK series I / 21

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: india ink on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.08

Description: Image split into two. Dark blue with white clouds on top. Bottom half is gray, brown and green.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / 21

Date: 1981

Medium: india ink on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Image split into two. Dark blue with white clouds on top. Bottom half is gray, brown and green.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract; nonrepresentational

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.08

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HK series I / 25

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: ink; watercolour on board

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.07

Description: Border of image squared in black. Hot pink drip lots and lines.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / 25

Date: 1981

Medium: ink; watercolour on board

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Border of image squared in black. Hot pink drip lots and lines.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract; nonrepresentational

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.07

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HK series I / I

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.02

Description: Abstract. Image split in half, top is reddish/orange. Bottom is predominately black and blue with orange pink and green lines.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK series I / I

Date: 1981

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 58.45 x 43.2 cm

Description: Abstract. Image split in half, top is reddish/orange. Bottom is predominately black and blue with orange pink and green lines.

Subject: Henry Kelsey; Jon Whyte; Hommage; abstract; nonrepresentational

Credit: Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.02

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HK Series I/12

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: coloured inks on paper

Catalogue Number: BuD.03.01

Description: Each of the five layers that are in this image exhibit qualities of texture and tonality. Each layer is placed on top of another layer; looks very much like the layers of the earth.

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Artist: Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: HK Series I/12

Date: 1981

Medium: coloured inks on paper

Dimensions: 60.0 x 45.0 cm

Description: Each of the five layers that are in this image exhibit qualities of texture and tonality. Each layer is placed on top of another layer; looks very much like the layers of the earth.