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Netsuke

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0281

Description: Two ivory figures, man and woman. Seated woman has bowl between knees and is displaying open book. Her back is turned to standing man who appears to be directing to something over his left shoulder, his right index finger pointing over shoulder. Two cord holes in bottom and signed under woman's rig…

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Title: Netsuke

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Dimensions: 4.0 x 3.0 x 3.8 cm

Description: Two ivory figures, man and woman. Seated woman has bowl between knees and is displaying open book. Her back is turned to standing man who appears to be directing to something over his left shoulder, his right index finger pointing over shoulder. Two cord holes in bottom and signed under woman's right knee. Design has been incised with fine markings, and paint on man's hat band and on kimono ties on his back. Detail on base of netsuke very good.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; female; male; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0281

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Medicine Case

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory; wood; fibre; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0284

Description: The case is in five segments which are both held together and can be separated by tension of the purple cord. Cord extends from a hole on either extremity of segments rim edges, through to attach itself to the ivory netsuke. Netsuke is woman supporting small child on her back at left shoulder, woma…

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Title: Medicine Case

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory; wood; fibre; metal

Dimensions: 2.2 x 5.7 x 9.3 cm

Description: The case is in five segments which are both held together and can be separated by tension of the purple cord. Cord extends from a hole on either extremity of segments rim edges, through to attach itself to the ivory netsuke. Netsuke is woman supporting small child on her back at left shoulder, woman wearing kimono, obi and getas. Signature on woman's right leg. Cord hole found on woman's left hip. Round filigree brass button slides on cord between netsuke and inro. Lacquer design on inro is landscape with birds on one side. Obverse is harbour scene with lighthouse boats and full moon, all in gold and black lacquer.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; female; child; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0284

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Moccasin Seller

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Artist: Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815 – 1872, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1878

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: KrC.02.01

Description: General colour: grey. A heavily cloaked figure wearing snow shoes and carrying a basket on her back from her forehead and with mocassins clasped in her right hand, trudges to the right in front of chunks of snow covered ice. In the distance on the left is an embankment with a flag flying at the top…

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Artist: Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815 – 1872, Canadian)

Title: Moccasin Seller

Date: prior to 1878

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 26.3 x 21.8 cm

Description: General colour: grey. A heavily cloaked figure wearing snow shoes and carrying a basket on her back from her forehead and with mocassins clasped in her right hand, trudges to the right in front of chunks of snow covered ice. In the distance on the left is an embankment with a flag flying at the top. The sky is grey with a patch of blue in the upper left area.