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- Date
- 1835
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0280 a,b
- Description
- Two teacups made of porcelain with black, geometric, stenciled design, 2 flowers on outside, trimmed foot. Red and white label on the inside of (b) reads “Yatsushiso 1835 set of 5 Made for Governor”
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- Title
- Teacup
- Date
- 1835
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 6.7 cm
- Description
- Two teacups made of porcelain with black, geometric, stenciled design, 2 flowers on outside, trimmed foot. Red and white label on the inside of (b) reads “Yatsushiso 1835 set of 5 Made for Governor”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0280 a,b
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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
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0047
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat footed, cylindrical container with wire cut foot. Lid has knob and no foil liner. Lower portion of jar glazed in flat brown colour. Upper portion temmoku glazed and shows higher gloss.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 10.1 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat footed, cylindrical container with wire cut foot. Lid has knob and no foil liner. Lower portion of jar glazed in flat brown colour. Upper portion temmoku glazed and shows higher gloss.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0047
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0048
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat foot, container, wider at base than at neck, with wire cut foot. Lid has knob and no foil liner and remnants of sticker, also has been mended. Temmoku glaze showing dark and medium brown densities. Shirifukure: Bulged bottom.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat foot, container, wider at base than at neck, with wire cut foot. Lid has knob and no foil liner and remnants of sticker, also has been mended. Temmoku glaze showing dark and medium brown densities. Shirifukure: Bulged bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0048
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0049
- Description
- Tall, irregular shaped, hand thrown, then tooled, container. Base has been wire cut and tooled. Lid has scar in ivory, has a knob handle and gold foil liner. Appears to have been glazed initially in transparent brown with temmoku over glaze.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 11.9 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Tall, irregular shaped, hand thrown, then tooled, container. Base has been wire cut and tooled. Lid has scar in ivory, has a knob handle and gold foil liner. Appears to have been glazed initially in transparent brown with temmoku over glaze.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0049
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0050
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat footed, cylindrical container with wire cut foot. Lid has knob, foil liner and very fine circular line cuts surrounding knob. Temmoku glaze with yellow areas. Faded red label on foot "?2" and piecce of paper inside jar, with calligraphy on paper: Shigaraki-Yaki, Shigaraki Pottery
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 8.6 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat footed, cylindrical container with wire cut foot. Lid has knob, foil liner and very fine circular line cuts surrounding knob. Temmoku glaze with yellow areas. Faded red label on foot "?2" and piecce of paper inside jar, with calligraphy on paper: Shigaraki-Yaki, Shigaraki Pottery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0050
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0051
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat footed, cylindrical container with wire cut foot. Lid has knob, foil liner and very fine concentric circles cut around knob. Temmoku glaze with fawn areas, arc shaped scoring on exterior of jar. Foot is shell imitation and 2.0 x 1.3 cm. void which may have occurred during firing.…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, flat footed, cylindrical container with wire cut foot. Lid has knob, foil liner and very fine concentric circles cut around knob. Temmoku glaze with fawn areas, arc shaped scoring on exterior of jar. Foot is shell imitation and 2.0 x 1.3 cm. void which may have occurred during firing. Mark left by wire when cut off the wheel.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0051
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0053
- Description
- Hand thrown, spheroid container with wire cut, shell imitation flat foot. Lid has knob and long scar and foil liner. Temmoku glaze, mostly brown with black brown drips. Container has a slight neck versus short rim. Red label on outside "32". Utsumi: Inland Sea Shape.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, spheroid container with wire cut, shell imitation flat foot. Lid has knob and long scar and foil liner. Temmoku glaze, mostly brown with black brown drips. Container has a slight neck versus short rim. Red label on outside "32". Utsumi: Inland Sea Shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0053
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0054
- Description
- Hand thrown container slightly wider at base than at neck, wire cut, shell imitation flat foot. Lid has knob, single scar and foil liner. Temmoku glaze of fairly consistent reddish brown. Large piece of impurity at base. Inside jar two labels: 79/2. Seto Date 1650. Gourd shape.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown container slightly wider at base than at neck, wire cut, shell imitation flat foot. Lid has knob, single scar and foil liner. Temmoku glaze of fairly consistent reddish brown. Large piece of impurity at base. Inside jar two labels: 79/2. Seto Date 1650. Gourd shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0054
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0056
- Description
- Hand thrown, squat spheroid container with trimmed footed base, "3.00" written in pencil on base and a signature stamp on well near base. Lid has small knob and foil liner with vine, concentric circles incised around knob. Black glaze with streaky blue white drip design over neck and shoulder where…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, squat spheroid container with trimmed footed base, "3.00" written in pencil on base and a signature stamp on well near base. Lid has small knob and foil liner with vine, concentric circles incised around knob. Black glaze with streaky blue white drip design over neck and shoulder where fine crackling can be seen. Brown seen at neck rim and near base, "Utsumi" shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0056
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0060
- Description
- Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0060
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0036
- Description
- Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on rig…
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- Title
- Sewing Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 9.9 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- Small wooden Japanese box of curly grained wood with drawers in front and trap door on top. Highly varnished finish over golden brown wood with watery grain similar to bird's eye maple on front of drawers. Large drawer across bottom, slightly shallower drawer in middle, and half drawer above on right side. Bottom drawer has loop pull, others have small button pulls with backing plates in shape of five cherry blossoms petalled flowers. All hardware enamelled reddish brown over the metal. Top hinged at middle and left hand side opens and folds flat over other side with square frame at middle holding red fabric pin cushion, shallow well inside. Interior of drawers and well painted with black lacquer enamel, wood of drawers splitting and shrinking leaving cracks and gaps, especially at joints, fronts of drawers warped and bowed. Marks: carved into base, a symbol which looks like unconnected "K" (SU)?
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0036
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0241
- Description
- Beige ground with gold birds over waves and top and bottom border designs, circular flat foot, glaze is crazed, small indention for pouring, 2 cm. neck containing 3 small chips.
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 14.7 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Beige ground with gold birds over waves and top and bottom border designs, circular flat foot, glaze is crazed, small indention for pouring, 2 cm. neck containing 3 small chips.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0241
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- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0242
- Description
- Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Pale green ground with crackle glaze and two rounded, carved designs , one a landscape, one a house. Neck was finger pressure formed, has two holes for suspension. Sake bottle, server, has a foot, for heating double boiling .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0242
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0267
- Description
- Porcelain teacup with cobalt slip, transparent overglaze. Hand trimmed sides and foot, reed design. Carved signature on base, means "Sei".
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- Title
- Teacup
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Porcelain teacup with cobalt slip, transparent overglaze. Hand trimmed sides and foot, reed design. Carved signature on base, means "Sei".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0267
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0268
- Description
- Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze. Pine branch needles in design. Hand trimmed sides and base, signature on base, red spot in bowl. "Sei" is translation for stamp.
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- Title
- Teacup
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze. Pine branch needles in design. Hand trimmed sides and base, signature on base, red spot in bowl. "Sei" is translation for stamp.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0268
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0269
- Description
- Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze, crabs on design. Hand trimmed on sides and base, clay particle inside bowl. Signature on base. Brown paper label inside bowl "Rokubei Kioto". Signature reads "Sei", equivalent to item 3359, Catalogue.
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- Title
- Teacup
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Porcelain with cobalt slip, transparent over glaze, crabs on design. Hand trimmed on sides and base, clay particle inside bowl. Signature on base. Brown paper label inside bowl "Rokubei Kioto". Signature reads "Sei", equivalent to item 3359, Catalogue.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0269
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0300
- Description
- Rectangular slope sided dish with enamel over glaze flowers in white base, sides pale blue with dark blue over, outsides rust bamboo leaves. 2.1 cm. rim chip.
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- Title
- Sauce Dish
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 6.6 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular slope sided dish with enamel over glaze flowers in white base, sides pale blue with dark blue over, outsides rust bamboo leaves. 2.1 cm. rim chip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0300
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Miniature Teapot
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0322
- Description
- Soft green fired clay with green pink ivory brown over glaze. Blossoming tree white and red plum blossoms. Press molded. Signature stamp near handle. Lid knob swivels, lid has steam hole. Grill work in handle. Handle and spout attached separately. Label inside lid in Morse's writing "Banko Ise 3y" …
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- Title
- Miniature Teapot
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 6.8 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Soft green fired clay with green pink ivory brown over glaze. Blossoming tree white and red plum blossoms. Press molded. Signature stamp near handle. Lid knob swivels, lid has steam hole. Grill work in handle. Handle and spout attached separately. Label inside lid in Morse's writing "Banko Ise 3y" possibly representing 3 yen price . Finger marks prints form a pattern.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0322
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