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Artist
Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ShE.04.01
Description
Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…
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Artist
Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)
Title
Crows in Flight
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.3 x 30.3 cm
Description
Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.
Subject
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ShE.04.01
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Ike-No-Hata Fireworks

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1881
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.05
Description
two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
Date
1881
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.7 x 36.6 cm
Description
two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
Subject
landscape
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.05
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Lady Nalih’la Going Down to the East

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Artist
Yasuda Shodo
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ShY.04.01 a-c
Description
This triptych features three women on a journey. What appears to be Mount Fuji is in the background of the first panel, and all three panels are divided in half by a watery background and a yellow sandy foreground; the first panel is the only with trees but has no figures in it. A figure on a hor…
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Artist
Yasuda Shodo
Title
Lady Nalih’la Going Down to the East
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 71.0 cm
Description
This triptych features three women on a journey. What appears to be Mount Fuji is in the background of the first panel, and all three panels are divided in half by a watery background and a yellow sandy foreground; the first panel is the only with trees but has no figures in it. A figure on a horse and one standing to the left of the horse make up the second panel, in the third panel a lone figure stands, facing the women in the second panel who’s heads are turned to the left.
Subject
Landscape
Japan
Figures
Women
Nobel Ladies
Animal
Horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ShY.04.01 a-c
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Night Rain at Yanagihara

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.03
Description
dark, rainy street scene with people carrying umbrellas and lanterns, with rickshaw and dog in the foreground
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Night Rain at Yanagihara
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 36.6 cm
Description
dark, rainy street scene with people carrying umbrellas and lanterns, with rickshaw and dog in the foreground
Subject
people
dog
night
rain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.03
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Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1880
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.04
Description
winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata
Date
1880
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.4 x 36.5 cm
Description
winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
Subject
landscape
figure ;group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.04
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
stone, serpentine; wood, teak
Catalogue Number
102.04.0120
Description
An urn-shaped serpentine bowl with heavy dragon-shaped handles (serpentine is a mottled green or yellow hydrous magnesium silicate, used as scurce of asbestos and as architecturally decorative stonework). The teak lid is bell-shaped and features intricately carved openwork. There is slight wear on …
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
stone, serpentine; wood, teak
Dimensions
13.0 x 9.5 x 15.0 cm
Description
An urn-shaped serpentine bowl with heavy dragon-shaped handles (serpentine is a mottled green or yellow hydrous magnesium silicate, used as scurce of asbestos and as architecturally decorative stonework). The teak lid is bell-shaped and features intricately carved openwork. There is slight wear on inside bottom of bowl, and the top is slightly damaged.
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0120
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0200
Description
A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.3 x 13.0 cm
Description
A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0200
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Date
1880 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0328
Description
Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1880 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
3.5 x 4.2 x 17.8 cm
Description
Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0328
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Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
Date
1853
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
YoU.04.01 a-c
Description
This print features 9 woman and 1 man playing musical instruments in a room with a green floor, yellow walls, and a large window which spans through all the panels. Through the window a tree with blossoms can be noticed. Lamps and dishes of goodies are lain about. The first panel contains three w…
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Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
Title
Twelve Symphonies
Date
1853
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 73.5 cm
Description
This print features 9 woman and 1 man playing musical instruments in a room with a green floor, yellow walls, and a large window which spans through all the panels. Through the window a tree with blossoms can be noticed. Lamps and dishes of goodies are lain about. The first panel contains three woman kneeling on the floor facing the right. The woman in the blc is playing a drum. Between the first and second panel spans a colourful gong type instrument on a black stand. In the second panel kneel three people (2 women and one man) The man is playing a flute. The third panel has three women: one playing a long stringed instrument.
Subject
figures
group
women
man
activity
musical gathering
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
YoU.04.01 a-c
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Viewing of Chrysanthemums at the Temporary Imperial Palace

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1888
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.07 a-c
Description
This triptych is a summer scene made up of mostly greens and reds. The three panels all feature groups of women. There is a lake in the background. The first panel contains a group of three women,2 standing and one crouching, in the foreground. In the background are 3 more women immersed in the…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Viewing of Chrysanthemums at the Temporary Imperial Palace
Date
1888
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 74 cm
Description
This triptych is a summer scene made up of mostly greens and reds. The three panels all feature groups of women. There is a lake in the background. The first panel contains a group of three women,2 standing and one crouching, in the foreground. In the background are 3 more women immersed in the flowers. In the trc os a building on an overhang. The second panel features 4 women clustered in front of large flowers. The third panel also contains 4 women. In the tlc is a gazebo of sorts with flowers all around.
Subject
group
women
activity
summer
flower viewing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.07 a-c
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