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Artist: Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese)

Date: 1870 – 1890

Medium: wood; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0261 a,b

Description: Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with …

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Artist: Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese)

Title: fan

Date: 1870 – 1890

Medium: wood; fibre

Dimensions: 0.7 x 23.0 x 35.8 cm

Description: Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with insect cage, hunting in reeds. Ladies and cage quilted to create relief. Calligraphy and chop mark on right, obverse plain. Both fans are fabric over bamboo or reed with painted and appliqued designs.

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0261 a,b

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Glacier Catchment

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.06

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Glacier Catchment

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 121.92 x 162.56 cm

Subject: water; glacier

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.06

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Mount Edziza #1

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.11

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Mount Edziza #1

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 153.4 x 203.2 cm

Subject: water; Mount Edziza; mountain; snow

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.11

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Mount Edziza #2

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.12

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Mount Edziza #2

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 153.4 x 203.2 cm

Subject: water; Mount Edziza; mountain; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.12

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Mount Edziza #3

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.13

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Mount Edziza #3

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 121.9 x 162.6 cm

Subject: water; Mount Edziza; mountain; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.13

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Mount Edziza #4

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.14

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Mount Edziza #4

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 121.9 x 162.6 cm

Subject: water; Mount Edziza; mountain; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.14

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Stikine River

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.20

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Stikine River

Date: 2012

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 121.9 x 162.6 cm

Subject: water; Stikine River; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.20

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Sketchbook

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Artist: William Cartwright

Date: 1872

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: CaW.09.01

Description: A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.

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Artist: William Cartwright

Title: Sketchbook

Date: 1872

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 20.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.

Subject: england; pastoral; farming

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1981

Catalogue Number: CaW.09.01

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Dancing Lions

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1878

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.03 a-c

Description: (a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peoni…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Dancing Lions

Date: 1878

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 37.1 x 25.0 cm

Description: (a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peonies in the background. All actors hats have bells around the brim.

Subject: figure, male; activity

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.03 a-c

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Tokyo Aristocratic School Picture of Banquet of Gakushu

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1877

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.09 a-c

Description: This triptych is highly decorative with a flower motif on everything from the carpet to the kimonos. Most prevalent colour is red and green. A banquet is occurring. On the first panel in the trc two women sit on a platform. 5 other women standing and sitting are in this panel as well, all facin…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Tokyo Aristocratic School Picture of Banquet of Gakushu

Date: 1877

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36 x 72 cm

Description: This triptych is highly decorative with a flower motif on everything from the carpet to the kimonos. Most prevalent colour is red and green. A banquet is occurring. On the first panel in the trc two women sit on a platform. 5 other women standing and sitting are in this panel as well, all facing right. The second panel features a table covered with food and flowers. 3 active women are gathered around the table, almost blending into the decorations while a fourth woman kneels in the trc facing right. A rectangular descriptive panel is in the trc. The third panel features a separate room in the tlc where the men are gathered around a table and served by women. 5 women are gathered in the foreground of this panel playing instruments and holding small bowls; they are facing the table that is in the second panel.

Subject: activity;gathering; banquet; group; women; men; flowers

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.09 a-c

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Viewing of Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Pleasure Park

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1878

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.10 a-c

Description: This triptych takes place inside of a large pagoda with floral carpeting. The walls are open, revealing the landscape around: A hill with stairs overlooking the water in the first panel, a lake with Mt. Fuji in the backgound in the second panel, and lake and trees in the third panel. A purple dra…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Viewing of Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Pleasure Park

Date: 1878

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36.0 x 73.5 cm

Description: This triptych takes place inside of a large pagoda with floral carpeting. The walls are open, revealing the landscape around: A hill with stairs overlooking the water in the first panel, a lake with Mt. Fuji in the backgound in the second panel, and lake and trees in the third panel. A purple drapery extends along the top of the triptych, and flowers flow from this. In the first panel four women are gathered in a group on the carpet; in the second panel four women are also gathered: all quite animated. In the third panel a group of men sit in uniform on a raised section of the pagoda while four women sit and stand in the foreground.

Subject: activity; viewing cherry blossoms; gathering; figures; women; men

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.10 a-c

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Flower Viewing on the Boat

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1879

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.14 a-c

Description: This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Flower Viewing on the Boat

Date: 1879

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 75 cm

Description: This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st, second and third panels. in this long decorative boat are 7 woman. One woman in the second panel is standing to row. The rest are seated and mostly looking into the water. A third boat floats under a bridge in the third panel. A woman stands at the head of the boat rowing. In the brc of the third panel are many flowers from which the second boat emerges. A group of Red Carp is visible in bottom of the centre panel.

Subject: gathering; women; activity; boating; flower viewing

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.14 a-c

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Old Town

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.02

Description: Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Old Town

Date: c. 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 16.5 x 18.5 cm

Description: Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.02

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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1875

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.43

Description: Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Maple Creek, Border of Alberta

Date: c. 1875

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 19 cm

Description: Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; yellow

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.43

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Douglas Lake Ranch

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Artist: Luis Fabini (1965 – , Uruguay)

Date: 2014

Medium: archival ink jet print

Catalogue Number: FaL.18.01

Description: coloured image of cows in a snowy grassy field with man on horse centre right

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Artist: Luis Fabini (1965 – , Uruguay)

Title: Douglas Lake Ranch

Date: 2014

Medium: archival ink jet print

Dimensions: 47.62 x 71.75 cm

Description: coloured image of cows in a snowy grassy field with man on horse centre right

Subject: horse; Douglas Lake Ranch; British Columbia; cow; herding; farm; cowboy; Fabini; snow

Credit: Gift of Luis Fabini, Montevideo, Uruguay, 2017

Catalogue Number: FaL.18.01

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Three Sisters, Late Spring

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Artist: David Foxcroft (1956 – , Canadian)

Date: 2017

Medium: collage on paper

Catalogue Number: FoX.13.01

Description: Paper collage of the Three Sisters mountain range in Canmore, Alberta.

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Artist: David Foxcroft (1956 – , Canadian)

Title: Three Sisters, Late Spring

Date: 2017

Medium: collage on paper

Dimensions: 19.05 x 25.4 cm

Description: Paper collage of the Three Sisters mountain range in Canmore, Alberta.

Subject: Canmore; Three Sisters; collage; mountains

Credit: Gift of David Foxcroft, Canmore, 2018

Catalogue Number: FoX.13.01

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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Title: Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.1 x 24.2 cm

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.