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Date
1850 – 1920
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.05.0056 a,b
Description
A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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Title
And Scabbard Dagger
Date
1850 – 1920
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
Description
A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
Subject
warfare
fighting
animal
dragon
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0056 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1930
Material
metal; wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.05.0057 a,b
Description
A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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Title
And Scabbard Dirk
Date
1875 – 1930
Material
metal; wood; fibre
Dimensions
2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
Subject
warfare
fighting
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0057 a,b
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Date
1850 – 1935
Material
metal; shell; wood
Catalogue Number
104.05.0060 a,b
Description
Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to hand…
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Title
And Scabbard Knife
Date
1850 – 1935
Material
metal; shell; wood
Dimensions
4.6 x 2.6 x 33.8 cm
Description
Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to handle with roughly formed collar of grey metal. Note: hairline cracks in handle along grain, blade pitted and rusted. (b) scabbard, simple, slightly curved, wood with hoof like ebony tip. Band of tortoiseshell ? at opening carved in shape of flame or flowing leaf sticking out to one side. Round hole drilled through top, five thin lines incised across wood spaced evenly along length of scabbard. Small patches of glossy black material in a few places, and a black colour in the grain of the wood indicate that the wood may have been once enamelled black
Subject
warfare
fighting
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0060 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0132
Description
A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but …
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Title
Bar Pin
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.3 x 0.9 x 3.5 cm
Description
A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but pin spike missing.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Japanese
Edward S. Morse;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0132
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0189
Description
A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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Title
Bar Pin
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
Description
A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
dragon
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0189
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0609
Description
Shallow bowl with footed base. Outside glossy vermilion and rust orange, unglossy inside bowl, grey and gold laquer plant with butterfly inside bowl. Calligraphy and two signature stamps outside bowl. Has either warped or was intentionally shaped to become slightly raised on opposite slopes of the …
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Title
Bowl
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
2.7 x 11.3 cm
Description
Shallow bowl with footed base. Outside glossy vermilion and rust orange, unglossy inside bowl, grey and gold laquer plant with butterfly inside bowl. Calligraphy and two signature stamps outside bowl. Has either warped or was intentionally shaped to become slightly raised on opposite slopes of the bowl sides.
Subject
households
decorative
Japanese
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0609
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0611 a-e
Description
Small footed bowls. (a) varnished exterior with gold lacquer calligraphy on exterior and stamp inside foot, interior vermilion ground with gold buds and blossoms. (b) vermilion throughout with black lacquer calligraphy exterior and black lacquer grain stocks inside. (c) vermilion throughout with go…
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Title
Bowl Collection
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
3.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
Small footed bowls. (a) varnished exterior with gold lacquer calligraphy on exterior and stamp inside foot, interior vermilion ground with gold buds and blossoms. (b) vermilion throughout with black lacquer calligraphy exterior and black lacquer grain stocks inside. (c) vermilion throughout with gold laquer flowers (3) inside and outside. Flowers seem to be symbolic . (d) vermilion exterior and heavily decorated leaf design inside bowl is vermilion and dark green leaves over vermilion and gold leaf background. (e) vermilion exterior with gold calligraphy inside foot. Interior bowl gnarled blossoming branch with full moon. Fair condition only because of lacquer loss centre of dish.
Subject
households
decorative
Japanese
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0611 a-e
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0603 a-g
Description
All red lacquer interiors, black bases and design is gold on black leaf and vine decoration. (a) deep, footed bowls or cups. (b) 4.0x6.2 dia. lidded, ridged bowl, fairly shallow. (c) 4.1x 5.8 dia. rounded bowl, rounded lid. (d) 4.6x5.0 dia. deep, ridged bowl with rounded lid. (e) 4.4x5.7 dia. very…
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Title
Bowl Set
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
4.7 cm
Description
All red lacquer interiors, black bases and design is gold on black leaf and vine decoration. (a) deep, footed bowls or cups. (b) 4.0x6.2 dia. lidded, ridged bowl, fairly shallow. (c) 4.1x 5.8 dia. rounded bowl, rounded lid. (d) 4.6x5.0 dia. deep, ridged bowl with rounded lid. (e) 4.4x5.7 dia. very shallow. compote like lidded dish. (f) 7.9x9.8 dia. large bowl with knob on lid. (g) spoon 16.3 long, red with gold and black handle.
Subject
households
Japanese
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0603 a-g
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Date
1860 – 1890
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
108.05.0059
Description
Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm.…
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Title
Box Puzzle
Date
1860 – 1890
Material
wood
Dimensions
4.7 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Description
Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm. is inlaid with thin strips of black set diagonally in both directions. The lower triangle, 3.5 x 3.0 cm, is inlaid with twelve light and black wood triangles. A narrow vertical rectangle, 3.2 x .9 cm. of light wood interrupted by thin horizontal strips of black is set to the left of the lower triangle. The four corner support posts are attached to base by small wooden pegs which are visible on bottom.
Subject
households
playthings
decorative
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0059
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.0128 a,b
Description
Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, f…
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Title
Card Holder
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Description
Japanese handsewn embroidered silk card holders. (a) 15.6 x 12.1 brown silk with gold and coloured overall designs, frogs, snails, dragonflies, fireflies, mantis, saerda, spiders. Folded over, 2 pockets from front materials, lined with pale blue , 2 more pockets. (b) 23.0 x 23.0, fully lined, folded to form envelope. Inside purple "shot" silk with pocket gold stitching. Outside pale blue with embroidered flowers and bamboo leaves.1.5 long thread forms closure with .6 x .7 flat piece of ivory. Very finely made.
Subject
households
clothing accessory
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0128 a,b
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