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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 – 1850
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0065 a,b
- Description
- Ornaments placed on sword handle ends, or possibly tip of scabbard, as decoration (a) resembles half walnut shape meant to be domed rock on which three brass ants are sitting. There are two oval openings on either side of piece, through which a cord wrapped around sword handle passes to attach orna…
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- Title
- Sword Ornament
- Date
- 1800 – 1850
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.8 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Ornaments placed on sword handle ends, or possibly tip of scabbard, as decoration (a) resembles half walnut shape meant to be domed rock on which three brass ants are sitting. There are two oval openings on either side of piece, through which a cord wrapped around sword handle passes to attach ornaments. These openings are brass rimmed, the brass on one of the two openings is missing (b) is a smooth, elongated dome shape as well with single brass dragonfly on top., only other marking is red E.S. Morse label inside ornament, that reads 1072
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0065 a,b
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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
- 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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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0323
- Description
- Clay loss in branches and minor chip in spout. Dark brown fired clay with applied pine tree stump decoration and plum flowering branch white porcelain flowers. Lid has two steam holes, and handles on lid and teapot in shape of pine tree. Basic shape formed from press mold. Vermilion writin…
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- Title
- Teapot
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 7.8 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- Clay loss in branches and minor chip in spout. Dark brown fired clay with applied pine tree stump decoration and plum flowering branch white porcelain flowers. Lid has two steam holes, and handles on lid and teapot in shape of pine tree. Basic shape formed from press mold. Vermilion writing applied by sumi brush. Finger prints form a pattern on the bottom on the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0323
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0269
- Description
- Medium brown hardwood netsuke in shape of chick breaking through eggshell. Rounded, smooth shape, egg above realistic hairline cracks. One large and one small hole through underside for cord passage. Calligraphy in rectangle near larger hole.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 2.6 x 3.8 cm
- Description
- Medium brown hardwood netsuke in shape of chick breaking through eggshell. Rounded, smooth shape, egg above realistic hairline cracks. One large and one small hole through underside for cord passage. Calligraphy in rectangle near larger hole.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- chicken
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0269
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0271
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded shell. One large and one small cord hole in bottom of netsuke, ideogram carved on underside. Snail's skin pitted to create contours.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 2.9 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded shell. One large and one small cord hole in bottom of netsuke, ideogram carved on underside. Snail's skin pitted to create contours.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- keepsake
- travel
- souvenir
- collectable
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- snail
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0271
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0272
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded, coiled shell. Cord passage hole created by gap between snail foot and shell. Carved signature within rectangle near base of netsuke. Large crack in netsuke and one of large snail antennae is broken off in a larg…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.2 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded, coiled shell. Cord passage hole created by gap between snail foot and shell. Carved signature within rectangle near base of netsuke. Large crack in netsuke and one of large snail antennae is broken off in a large section and is missing. Crack possibly caused by humidity changes or damage.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- collectable
- souvenir
- keepsake
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- snail
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0272
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0273
- Description
- Land turtle sitting atop clam-like shell. He is facing the hinged part of the mollusk and his rear left foot is caught at the toes, in the crack in the shell. He has an unhappy expression on face and there is a flat, circular platform on top of his head, may be a damaged chip. The mollusk hinge is …
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 2.8 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- Land turtle sitting atop clam-like shell. He is facing the hinged part of the mollusk and his rear left foot is caught at the toes, in the crack in the shell. He has an unhappy expression on face and there is a flat, circular platform on top of his head, may be a damaged chip. The mollusk hinge is very crude and appears to have been broken away, there are two circles on either side of hinge where the wood is missing. Turtle is dark hardwood, shell is black lacquered wood.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- turtle
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0273
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0274
- Description
- Toad atop tattered sandal, made of lightweight, medium brown coloured wood which is scored to create contours. Sandal shows fibre texture. Toad is nubby and mottled. Two cord holes in sandal foot. Appears to be unsigned.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 2.9 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- Toad atop tattered sandal, made of lightweight, medium brown coloured wood which is scored to create contours. Sandal shows fibre texture. Toad is nubby and mottled. Two cord holes in sandal foot. Appears to be unsigned.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0274
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 3.0 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
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