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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and me…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 66.6 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and metal cap at its end have relief casting of leaves and blossoms, and a bronze casting of blossoms is caught under black cord wrapping handle, oval sword guard has cut out relief of branches and blossoms, with holes on either side large enough to allow dirk to pass through. (b) dirk, long thin blade set into brass handle with cast relief of heron standing in stream with incised bushes around. Japanese calligraphy on other side of handle. (c) scabbard, slightly curved to fit blade. Wood covered with fine grained leather with narrow black band, horn? at mouth and another at top of slit pocket where dirk slides in. Pocket groove on one side near top to accommodate dirk, and semi-circular black piece of carved horn on opposite side, threaded through with flat braided black silk cord to tie scabbard to belt
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Meta…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 6.0 x 54.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Metal cap at end of handle with relief of squatting figure reading scroll. Small cast figures of two deer caught beneath cord on either side of handle. Metal band at base of handle with relief of gilded figure in reed boat. Rectangular sword guard with cast relief of chrysanthemums and butterfly with holes cut through each side to accommodate small dirk handle. (b) dirk, steel bladed with copper handle with relief casting of brass dragon on one side. (c) scabbard, slightly curved wood covered with black enamel containing green flecks, blunt end, top of scabbard has slot on one side leading to pocket in scabbard to accommodate small dirk. Opposite side from slot has semi-circular horn ? lug threaded with a length of black silk cord. Note: small band at top of dirk pocket missing, enamel cracked and peeling in many places, especially near top, semi-circular lug loose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0346
- Description
- Crazed, beige glaze with crane and pine tree, brown, green, red, white design over glaze enamels, gold lustre. Was thrown and tooled on bottom to create pitted design.
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- Title
- Water Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- Crazed, beige glaze with crane and pine tree, brown, green, red, white design over glaze enamels, gold lustre. Was thrown and tooled on bottom to create pitted design.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0346
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- Date
- 1530 – 1750
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0422
- Description
- Flat based, squat, spheroid, hand thrown, long necked bottle. Beige slip glaze with dark brown brush decoration including cross hatching and running figure. Neck shows ridge coils and bells slightly at mouth. Note two unglazed, raised areas of rough clay on bowl exterior;. Small chip at neck rim an…
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- Title
- Water Jar
- Date
- 1530 – 1750
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Flat based, squat, spheroid, hand thrown, long necked bottle. Beige slip glaze with dark brown brush decoration including cross hatching and running figure. Neck shows ridge coils and bells slightly at mouth. Note two unglazed, raised areas of rough clay on bowl exterior;. Small chip at neck rim and other previous repairs to chips can be seen. Labels on bottom "111 on top plus torn label "117 G". (See diagram JWH 2117 G in red No. 91, 35" .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0422
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0423
- Description
- Hand thrown, trimmed foot, bulbous shaped container which narrows to neck and widens to bell neck. Green, dark brown continuous colour glaze. Pitting and impurities can be seen under glaze.
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- Title
- Water Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trimmed foot, bulbous shaped container which narrows to neck and widens to bell neck. Green, dark brown continuous colour glaze. Pitting and impurities can be seen under glaze.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0423
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0479
- Description
- Bright green, flat sided, circular vessel with short neck which was hard thrown and attached separately. Both sides of vessel were hand thrown then adjoined. Large amount of rim has been chipped off to expose bare clay.
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- Title
- Water Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 13.4 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Bright green, flat sided, circular vessel with short neck which was hard thrown and attached separately. Both sides of vessel were hand thrown then adjoined. Large amount of rim has been chipped off to expose bare clay.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0479
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0480
- Description
- Hand thrown, cone shaped container which narrows to small 1.6 cm. aperture neck with curved, flared lip. Note deep indentation on one side for ease of handling. Foot shows scorch, or "geta" marks from firing. Very pale ivory grey and beige glaze with three iron slip fishes brushed decoration. Iron…
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- Title
- Water Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, cone shaped container which narrows to small 1.6 cm. aperture neck with curved, flared lip. Note deep indentation on one side for ease of handling. Foot shows scorch, or "geta" marks from firing. Very pale ivory grey and beige glaze with three iron slip fishes brushed decoration. Iron slip brush trims at neck and base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0480
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