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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
paper; wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0413 a,b
Description
Two simple, painted Japanese fans, accordian pleats on wooden frames. (a) black bamboo vanes (8) with white pin. Accordian arc 9.0 cm across. Gold background, pink and yellow flowers, green foliage. Back of fan is speckled gold on white. (b) Natural bamboo vanes (8) with black pin. Accordian …
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Title
Miniature Fan
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
paper; wood
Dimensions
0.8 x 0.5 x 6.8 cm
Description
Two simple, painted Japanese fans, accordian pleats on wooden frames. (a) black bamboo vanes (8) with white pin. Accordian arc 9.0 cm across. Gold background, pink and yellow flowers, green foliage. Back of fan is speckled gold on white. (b) Natural bamboo vanes (8) with black pin. Accordian arc 9.0 cm across. White background, two kneeling men face each other, game table ? between. Man on left has on a dark kimono, the man on the right has on a grey kimono with red sash. Japanese writing and chop lower right of fan. Back of fan is speckled gold on white.
Subject
souvenir
Japanese
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0413 a,b
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Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0227
Description
A heavy cast iron teapot of traditional shape with thick hexagonal lip around circular opening at top and small gracefully curved spout from centre at one side. Tall looped handle of metal tapers at ends into lugs on shoulder of pot above spout and on opposite side. Surface beginning 3 cm above rou…
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Title
Teapot
Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
20.0 x 13.0 x 16.7 cm
Description
A heavy cast iron teapot of traditional shape with thick hexagonal lip around circular opening at top and small gracefully curved spout from centre at one side. Tall looped handle of metal tapers at ends into lugs on shoulder of pot above spout and on opposite side. Surface beginning 3 cm above rough metal of bottom has been polished and etched with a flock of butterflies inlaid with gold, and a similarly worked gold chrysanthemum on each face of the hexagonal lip. Simple flat round bronze lid with plain hollow metal knob screwed into centre on a bed of simple leaves. Inside texture of roughly cast iron; handle contains inlaid butterfly motif. Marks: four Japanese characters under handle opposite spout, engraved Japanese signature underside of lid.
Subject
households
ceremonial
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0227
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Date
1860 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0628
Description
Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
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Title
Serving Tray
Date
1860 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
1.4 x 17.3 x 23.8 cm
Description
Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
Subject
households
decorative
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0628
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
108.05.0026 a-e
Description
A set of five small dolls, graduated in size and hollow so that one fits inside the other, each separates in half with the top fitting over a small wooden lip on the base. Loosely sketched facial features on each with brightly painted robes. (a) male figure with tall bald domed head and a fringe o…
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Title
Nesting Doll
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood
Dimensions
4.6 cm
Description
A set of five small dolls, graduated in size and hollow so that one fits inside the other, each separates in half with the top fitting over a small wooden lip on the base. Loosely sketched facial features on each with brightly painted robes. (a) male figure with tall bald domed head and a fringe of hair at neck and sparse beard, facial contours accented with pink. Wearing green flowered kimono with yellow sash tie at back, small red footed base with black slippers Marks: on base, "PP" (b) 2.3 x 1.5, squatter figure with flat base depicting man with fringe of hair at neck, and fat bare belly, holding yellow fan, facial and belly contours accented with pink, wearing red flowered robe (c) 1.7 x 1.1, as (b) above. Smiling man wearing green robe and holding sack over one shoulder and yellow mallet in hand, pink skull cap on head (d) 1.1 x .7, nearly round with flat base. Small figure with thin mustache wearing yellow and pink robes and green skull cap, holding what might be a sword in his hand (e) .6 x .5, solid, nearly round piece with simple face drawn on top with thick black hair, wearing red robe.
Subject
playthings
children
Japanese
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0026 a-e
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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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