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Yueilo at Shinbashi, Hutaba-Cho, Civilization 36 Banquets
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- Artist
- Toyohara Kunichika
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KoT.04.05
- Description
- This print is set in the inside of a restaurant. The walls are mostly blue, and on the right side of the print is a woman kneeling in a raised doorway. Beneath her is a small covered a table with her shoes on it. The left side of the print shows a woman walking towards the inside of a room, with…
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- Artist
- Toyohara Kunichika
- Title
- Yueilo at Shinbashi, Hutaba-Cho, Civilization 36 Banquets
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.7 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- This print is set in the inside of a restaurant. The walls are mostly blue, and on the right side of the print is a woman kneeling in a raised doorway. Beneath her is a small covered a table with her shoes on it. The left side of the print shows a woman walking towards the inside of a room, with her head turned back towards the woman previously described. Two more people, one woman and a foreign man, are in the back portion of the picture. A lamp is cut off by the border on the left side.
- Subject
- Figures
- Japanese
- Women
- Geisha
- Restaurant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KoT.04.05
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Yoshimachi Menten, Civilization-36 Banquets
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- Artist
- Toyohara Kunichika
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KoT.04.04
- Description
- Print is divided in half diagonally by a brown staircase on the left side that one Geisha is climbing. Another Geigha is standing on the floor, holding a sash of red fabric in her mouth. She is wearing a checkered Kimono. A servant is bending to her left picking out a piece of green fabric. A g…
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- Artist
- Toyohara Kunichika
- Title
- Yoshimachi Menten, Civilization-36 Banquets
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Print is divided in half diagonally by a brown staircase on the left side that one Geisha is climbing. Another Geigha is standing on the floor, holding a sash of red fabric in her mouth. She is wearing a checkered Kimono. A servant is bending to her left picking out a piece of green fabric. A garden with a tree is in the background. The floor is green, and panelled wood.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KoT.04.04
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Crows, cranes & camellias : the natural world of Ohara Koson 1877 - 1945
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Newland, Amy Reigle, Jan Perree, Robert Schaap
- Publisher
- Leiden : Hotei Publishing
- Call Number
- 06.1 Ne42c
- Responsibility
- Amy Reigle Newland, Jan Perree, Robert Schaap
- Publisher
- Leiden : Hotei Publishing
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Abstract
- Crows, Cranes and Camellias: the Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945 is the first publication in a Western language to discuss his corpus of work, and it has drawn upon the private Jan Perree collection (now housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) for inspiration. First published In 2001, this new edition features an additional chapter on Koson's oeuvre and designs which have been discovered since the original publication of Crows, Cranes and Camellias. Including an overview of Koson's life and artistic career, augmented by a checklist of the majority of his work, select seals and signatures, this book is a valuable source for Koson collectors. --Book Jacket.
- Contents
- Forward
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- A flock of myriad hues : the enduring art of Ohara Koson
- Notes to the catalogue
- Catalogue
- Changes and observations
- Notes to the checklist
- Checklist
- Addendum
- Signatures & seals
- Bibliography
- ISBN
- 978-9004181069
- Accession Number
- p2019-10
- Call Number
- 06.1 Ne42c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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East-West interchanges in American art : "a long and tumultuous relationship"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14119
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2011
- Author
- Mills, Cynthia
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
- Call Number
- 06.1 M61e
- Author
- Mills, Cynthia
- Responsibility
- Cynthia Mills, Lee Glazer, and Amelia A. Goerlitz, editors
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
- Published Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 289 p. : col. ill.
- Notes
- "The East-West Interchanges in American Art Symposium was convened at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on October 1-2, 2009. It is one of a series of Terra Foundation for American Art symposia on American Art in a Global Context. The Smithsonian American Art Museum organized the symposium in partnership with the Freer Sackler Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program." Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781935623083
- Accession Number
- 8201
- Call Number
- 06.1 M61e
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Finding Japan : early Canadian encounters with Asia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14638
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Shannon, Anne
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Victoria ; Calgary : Heritage
- Call Number
- 02.1 Sh2f
- Author
- Shannon, Anne
- Responsibility
- Anne Shannon
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Victoria ; Calgary : Heritage
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 240 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Immigration
- Japanese
- Morse, Edward Sylvestre
- Nitobe Inazo
- Van Horne, William
- Notes
- "Edited by Lana Okerlund"--T.p. verso
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 9781927051559
- Accession Number
- 2015.8541
- Call Number
- 02.1 Sh2f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Tamamono : from the collection of the museum of modern art, Saitama
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14645
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Saitama-ken, Japan : The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
- Call Number
- 06.1 T15
- Responsibility
- edited by the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Gen Umezu, Shizuo Okubo, Hisako Okoshi, Miyako Hirayama ; translated by Kikuko Ogawa
- Publisher
- Saitama-ken, Japan : The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 171 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
- Subjects
- Art
- Artists
- Artists books
- Japanese
- Notes
- Includes index
- Text is in both Japanese and English
- Accession Number
- 2015.8546
- Call Number
- 06.1 T15
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The story of the Mount Alberta ice axe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14825
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Haga, Junko
- Publisher
- Japan :
- Call Number
- PN H34
- Author
- Haga, Junko
- Publisher
- Japan :
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 35 pages, ill.
- Subjects
- Alberta, Mount
- Japanese
- Notes
- Book is written entirely in Japanese, accompanying document has English text translation, as well as a letter from the author.
- Accession Number
- AC625
- Call Number
- PN H34
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The Canadian oral history reader
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14573
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Llewellyn, Kristina R.
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press,
- Call Number
- 08.2 L77c
- Author
- Llewellyn, Kristina R.
- Responsibility
- edited by Kristina R. Llewellyn, Alexander Freund, and Nolan Reilly
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press,
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 388 pages ; 23 cm
- Series
- Carleton library series ; 231
- Subjects
- Canada
- Indians
- First Nations
- Japanese
- Museums
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Partial contents: 1. Methodology for recording oral histories in the aboriginal community -- 8. Oral history, narrative strategies, and Native American historiography -- 13. Narrative wisps if the Ochekiwi Sipi past : a journey in rocovering collective memories -- 14. I can hear Lois now : corrections to my story of the internment of Japanese Canadians
- ISBN
- 9780773544963
- Accession Number
- P2015-09-10
- Call Number
- 08.2 L77c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The life of animals in Japanese art
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Singer, Robert T. (editor)
- Kawai, Masatomo (editor)
- Publisher
- Washington, District of Columbia : National Gallery of Art ; Tokyo, Japan : The Japan Foundation ; [Los Angeles, California] : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Princeton, New Jersey : In association with Princeton University Press,
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si6t O.S.
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- Responsibility
- Robert T. Singer
- Masatomo Kawai
- Publisher
- Washington, District of Columbia : National Gallery of Art ; Tokyo, Japan : The Japan Foundation ; [Los Angeles, California] : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Princeton, New Jersey : In association with Princeton University Press,
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- xix, 323 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- Subjects
- Japan
- Japanese
- Exhibitions
- Art
- History
- Abstract
- A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuries. Few countries have devoted as much artistic energy to the depiction of animal life as Japan. Drawing upon the country's unique spiritual heritage, rich literary traditions, and currents in popular culture, Japanese artists have long expressed admiration for animals in sculpture, painting, lacquerwork, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and woodblock prints. Real and fantastic creatures are meticulously and beautifully rendered, often with humor and whimsy. This beautiful book celebrates this diverse range of work, from ancient fifth-century clay sculpture to contemporary pieces. The catalog is organized into themes, including the twelve animals of the Japanese zodiac; animals in Shinto and Buddhism; animals and samurai; land animals, winged creatures, and creatures of the river and sea; and animals in works of humor and parody. Exhibition: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA (05.05.-28.07.2019) / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA (08.09.-08.12.2019).
- Contents
- Prefaces / Robert T. Singer, Kawai Masatomo -- A place for animals in Japanese letters : beasts and beasties - pests, partners, and pets / Tom Hare -- Cultivating compassion and accruing merit : animal release rites during the Edo period / Barbara R. Ambros -- All creatures great and small : Tokugawa Japan and its animals / Federico Marcon -- Plates -- Checklist of works exhibited in Los Angeles.
- Notes
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Life of Animals in Japanese Art" held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 5-July 28, 2019, and the exhibition "Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art" held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, September 8-December 8, 2019.
- ISBN
- 9780691191164
- Accession Number
- P2019-32
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si6t O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website of exhibition at National Gallery of Art
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0073
- Description
- Rounded, wooden lidded circular jar with relief handles, which narrows up to neck from base diameter of 5.2 to 2.8 cm. neck. Brown iron glaze created rust coloured inside and outside, stamp on bottom, trimmed foot. Tea for tea ceremony Writing: Dai Nippon
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Rounded, wooden lidded circular jar with relief handles, which narrows up to neck from base diameter of 5.2 to 2.8 cm. neck. Brown iron glaze created rust coloured inside and outside, stamp on bottom, trimmed foot. Tea for tea ceremony Writing: Dai Nippon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0073
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured…
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal; fibre; plastic; coral; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.2 cm
- Description
- Assorted Japanese hair pins and combs, all Kanzashi (a) red-coloured comb shaped into a half circle, 11.61x5.6, fine teeth. Spine is decorated buy 3-D white fabric peonies with green leaves and gold-coloured thread winding around the spine. The thread covers old-coloured circles and silver-coloured flowers.(b) white ivory tine forms hair pin , 14.01 x 6.0, decorative twisted wire and springs attached to orange coloured pieces of metal form decoration at top of pin. (c) silver coloured hair pin, 16.61 x 2.0, single tine extending to gold coloured flower at top with one gold coloured and one silver coloured leaf.(d) white ivory hair pin with single tine, 14.51 x 3.5. Decoration at top of tine is a red and white fabric flower with two green leaves as well as three additional small round flowers. (e) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(f) hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring. (g) hair pin with ivory tine, 13.11 x 2.3. Fabric Japanese man attached to tine by a small green wire. (h) rectangular yellow plastic comb, 7.31 x 2.4.(i) rectangular blue coloured paper and red fabric, 5.01 x 1.3. hair pin with a single black plastic tine, 17.01 x 1.8. Fabric rabbit attached to the top of the tine by a small spring.(j) silver coloured hair pin ,18.21 x 2.0, double tined pin with decorative 'scrolls' from which small rectangular dangles are attached at top of pin. Ear cleaner extends from top of decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0199 a-j
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0195 a,b
- Description
- Japanese sachets: (a) pentagon shaped sachet, 3.6 dia. Blue green flowers painted onto white background in lower right hand corner with blue sky and green lake shore also painted on, stuffed with incense. Mounted onto fabric covered disc, 4.0 dia. Brown cord completely borders disc in a looped desi…
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- Title
- Sachet
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 2.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese sachets: (a) pentagon shaped sachet, 3.6 dia. Blue green flowers painted onto white background in lower right hand corner with blue sky and green lake shore also painted on, stuffed with incense. Mounted onto fabric covered disc, 4.0 dia. Brown cord completely borders disc in a looped design which forms a large loop at top, 6.01. Back has black flowers painted onto green background. (b) circular sachet, 3.61 x 3.8w. White flowers painted onto dark blue background. Top of sachet is gathered by a brown cord, stuffed with incense, mounted onto disc, 4.0 dia. Bordered completely by brown cord in a looped design forming a large loop at the top, 5.01, back has black branches painted onto a blue background.(b) is unmeasurable as it is in very poor condition.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0195 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0196 a,b
- Description
- Japanese large and small pouches to be tied to purse or fan.(a) A large half circular pouch, 6.81x6.3w3.2h). Purple leaf pattern embroidered in strips onto a dark brown background. Pouch gathered at top by green-coloured drawstring, sides and bottom are seamed (b) A small pouch shaped into a half …
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- Title
- Sachets Pouch
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 6.3 x 6.81 cm
- Description
- Japanese large and small pouches to be tied to purse or fan.(a) A large half circular pouch, 6.81x6.3w3.2h). Purple leaf pattern embroidered in strips onto a dark brown background. Pouch gathered at top by green-coloured drawstring, sides and bottom are seamed (b) A small pouch shaped into a half circle, 3.11 x 3.0w x 1.0h. Two gold brown stripes circle bottom of pouch. Gathered at top by black-coloured drawstring, sides and bottom are seamed.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0196 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0197
- Description
- Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped int…
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- Title
- Sachet
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped into 3 loops, 5.01 x 3.0w extends.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- animal
- dove
- bird
- duck
- travel
- souvenir
- accessories
- keepsake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0197
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0415 a,b
- Description
- Japanese miniature fans, wood block printed design:(a) circular fan on wooden stick handle, 3.61. On one side Japanese woman to left in a purple robe, Japanese man to right in blue robe, man being set higher than the woman. Red background, rectangular mirror inset top center, 1.41 x 1.0w. Other sid…
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- Title
- Miniature Fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 9.8 cm
- Description
- Japanese miniature fans, wood block printed design:(a) circular fan on wooden stick handle, 3.61. On one side Japanese woman to left in a purple robe, Japanese man to right in blue robe, man being set higher than the woman. Red background, rectangular mirror inset top center, 1.41 x 1.0w. Other side has painted design with blue at top, red circle, green hexagon, purple splash and yellow bottom. (b) same as (a) woman on right, light blue kimono holding circular mirror, man wearing darker blue kimono, lower than woman. Light blue green kimono. Reverse design similar to (a) colours being the same but the design itself slightly different.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0415 a,b
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Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0114
- Description
- Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display…
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- Title
- Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 21.3 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display. Shopkeeper, man dressed in brown grey kimono, brown apron, yellow fabric stuffed in front, is kneeling on the floor. Head is partly shaved with along top knot. Fine china face and hands, hands on lap. Items for sale: various kinds of cooking knives, scissors, teapots, cauldrons, rice cookers, basins, hoes, scythes, altar pieces for buddhism and shintoism worship, cooking stoves, fish broiling metal wire grills, shovels.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- religious
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0114
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Miniature, Basketry Shop
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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- Title
- Miniature, Basketry Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- male
- animal
- bird
- chicken
- sparrow
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0115
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Insect Vendor Shop
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, t…
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- Title
- Insect Vendor Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, is sitting in centre of shop. She has a patterned kimono with red in pattern and lining, wearing blue thongs, hair piled high with a red tie dyed scarf, china face. Open mouth show white teeth, china hands. Many and varied insect boxes displayed, very finely crafted, all secured to framework. The black boxes are for displaying fireflies. The shopkeeper is also secured to the display. (see file for partial list of insects).
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- figure
- female
- insects
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0116
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Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0117
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0117
- Description
- Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and…
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- Title
- Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
- Description
- Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and teeth showing. Many and varied musical instruments displayed, secured to frame. On the cloth shop curtain: musical instruments, house of music and rhythm, musical instruments. Items for sale, from l to r, upper to lower, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, played with stick ?, 2 foreign looking washtub violin like instruments and 1 bow , 3 short necked banjos?, 2 cello bows, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, 1 short necked banjo ?, 1 biwa lute, 4 hand drums, with a handle, for religious chanting, ?, 3 shami-sen on the stand, 1 shamiosen lying, 6 plectrums for koto, 3 koto, 3 shami-sen, 2 shami-sen plucks, 1 shami-sen, 2 Japanese drums of different sizes, played with sticks, 2 Japanese hand drums, tsuzumi, 2 cellos or bases, 2 African drums, 5 drum sticks in a vase, 2 shami-sen of different sizes, 3 small Japanese hand drums, kozutsumi, 1 medium size Japanese drum, played with sticks, 1 free standing harpsichord like instrument, 1 horse like long harp, 11 bodies of shami-sen piled up in 3 rows, 1 medium shami-sen, 3 Japanese drums of different sizes on top of each other, all played with sticks .
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- business
- entertainment
- relegious
- pastime
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- figure
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0117
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Miniature China Shop
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
- Description
- Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine …
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- Title
- Miniature China Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; ceramic; fibre
- Description
- Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine features, hair piled high. Items for sale, 1 big ceramic brazier, 1 small earthen brazier, 2 huge earthen jars for storage, 1 huge glazed jar for water storage ?, 4 huge serving plates, for sushi, etc. 9 pair of lids and bowls for rice or noodles, donbuli, 5 pairs are blue coloured pattern, 3 pairs are of red, blue and green pattern, 1 pair is of blue and white stripes, 2 pairs without lid, 1 serving bowl, 10 tea pots of various size with a half circle handle, bamboo, above the lid, 2 tea pots of various size with a matching ceramic handle on the side of the body, 2 soy sauce dispensers which look like teapots, 1 set of 4-tiered food containers with a lid, 1 set of 2-tiered food dishes with a lid, 2 sake servers warmers with blue pattern, 2 pairs of western coffee cups saucers, green pair and yellow pair, various plates, dishes, bowls, vases, storage jars.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
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