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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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Cathedral Mountain

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Artist: Tom W. McLean (1881 – 1951, Canadian)

Date: c. 1930

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: MlT.04.04

Description: Woodblock print of Cathedral Mountain. The sky is bright yellow and is reflected in a lake at the bottom of the print. Cathedral Mountain is a hazy blue and in the distance. Dark blue, silhouetted trees at the middle of the print surround a lake that is in the immediate foreground. A brown log …

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Artist: Tom W. McLean (1881 – 1951, Canadian)

Title: Cathedral Mountain

Date: c. 1930

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 20.4 x 15.2 cm

Description: Woodblock print of Cathedral Mountain. The sky is bright yellow and is reflected in a lake at the bottom of the print. Cathedral Mountain is a hazy blue and in the distance. Dark blue, silhouetted trees at the middle of the print surround a lake that is in the immediate foreground. A brown log lies horizontally at the edge of the lake in front of the trees. Several brown rocks are poking up out of the lake.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Cathedral Mountain; lake

Credit: Gift of Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2004

Catalogue Number: MlT.04.04

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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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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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Fujiyama - Early Morning

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Date: 1928

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.06

Description: Colour: mauve grey, orange. Looking down from a great height, on cloud cover over distant mountains. A few peaks can be seen. In the lower corner is a rock cliff with eleven climbers on it. The early morning light is bursting onto the horizon at the top of the picture.

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Title: Fujiyama - Early Morning

Date: 1928

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 24.8 x 37.5 cm

Description: Colour: mauve grey, orange. Looking down from a great height, on cloud cover over distant mountains. A few peaks can be seen. In the lower corner is a rock cliff with eleven climbers on it. The early morning light is bursting onto the horizon at the top of the picture.

Subject: skyscape; mountain; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.06

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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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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1939

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1066

Description: Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1939

Material: fibre

Description: Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.

Subject: Mary Schaffer; crafts; needlework; embroidery

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1066

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1920 – 1980

Material: fibre; paper; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1129

Description: A collection of 42 handkerchiefs stored in a red box along with two doilies and one small mirror.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1920 – 1980

Material: fibre; paper; glass

Dimensions: 5.1 x 16.9 x 30.5 cm

Description: A collection of 42 handkerchiefs stored in a red box along with two doilies and one small mirror.

Subject: households; grooming; Helen Shandruk; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1129

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Handkerchief

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Date: prior to 1913

Material: fabric

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0557

Description: A nearly square fabric handkerchief. Brown with white polka-dots, larger around border and smaller in centre.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: prior to 1913

Material: fabric

Dimensions: 61.0 x 54.0 cm

Description: A nearly square fabric handkerchief. Brown with white polka-dots, larger around border and smaller in centre.

Subject: accessories

Credit: Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0557

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0021

Description: A square handkerchief with a very wide border of ornate floral lace surrounding a very small circular cotton centre.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 39.0 x 39.0 cm

Description: A square handkerchief with a very wide border of ornate floral lace surrounding a very small circular cotton centre.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0021

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 33.0 x 33.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0023

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 29.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.