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Food Storage Jar
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0059
- Description
- Spheroid container with small neck and opening topped with loose fitting, domed lid which rests over jar neck. Overall white glaze with landscape including three figures, and lid has single figure on it. Calligraphy painted on bottom which has a trimmed foot. Pink and turquoise scroll decoration on…
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- Title
- Food Storage Jar
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Spheroid container with small neck and opening topped with loose fitting, domed lid which rests over jar neck. Overall white glaze with landscape including three figures, and lid has single figure on it. Calligraphy painted on bottom which has a trimmed foot. Pink and turquoise scroll decoration on jar near neck possibly created with wax resist technique.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0059
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Miniature Fan Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0299%20a-i
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) …
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- Title
- Miniature Fan Collection
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) image of Japanese woman, bottom left, in 3/4 profile facing right, Japanese male, upper right, faces woman. Small mirror makes up one side of a suspended box. Both figures have bright red lips. (b) Male figure bottom left, looks upwards towards figure of Japanese woman, upper left. Mirror in shape of full moon in background is partially hidden by midground post bearing Japanese calligraphy. (c) Two Japanese males in 3/4 profile facing each other, dressed in official looking clothing. Both are mustached. Mirror appears as one side of street lantern in background. (d) Image of Japanese woman, upper right, looking left toward male who wields a fan in his right hand, the mirror is a part of fan. (e) image of two Japanese women bottom left, faces in 3/4 profile, man wearing helmet upper right. Half moon shaped mirror upper left. (f) Japanese woman lower left, in 3/4 profile. Man in upper right looking down. Mirror in upper left corner in shape of lantern. (g) Small round fan with scene painted on both sides. One side, similar to (a-d) shows male Japanese figure looking right toward female figure, upperight. Small mirror hangs on stand, upper right center. On reverse is red circle with blue, white, and purple cloud like background above yellow fan shape. . Green calligraphy, left center, framed by three consecutive frames. (h) small round fan with scene painted on both sides. On front is similar design to (b) with male figure looking up towards female figure. Round mirror. Same design on back as (g). (i) small round fan with small square mirror and man in lower left corner looking up at woman.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
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- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Dimensions
- 22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
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Portrait of Mrs. William Hutchinson
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthuw.18.01
- Date
- 1898
- Medium
- on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.18.01
- Description
- A three-quarter side view of head and torso of a young woman. Her hair is piled on her head. She is wearing a velvet dress with puff sleeves and an off white lace collar. A high necked blouse has a large bow with ends hanging down the front, the bow is right under her chin. The colour is in so…
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- Title
- Portrait of Mrs. William Hutchinson
- Date
- 1898
- Medium
- on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- A three-quarter side view of head and torso of a young woman. Her hair is piled on her head. She is wearing a velvet dress with puff sleeves and an off white lace collar. A high necked blouse has a large bow with ends hanging down the front, the bow is right under her chin. The colour is in soft browns, the collar, blouse and bow are off-white. The photograph is behind a convex glass, gold wooden mat ca .5 wide with a red fabric mat 5.0 wide, a fancy detailed plaster frame is 4.3 wide.
- Subject
- portrait
- female
- Gertrude Adams
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.18.01
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Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchy.04.06%20a-c
- Date
- 1895
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.06 a-c
- Description
- This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large bask…
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- Title
- Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era
- Date
- 1895
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 71.25 cm
- Description
- This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large basket of flowers, and a women is crouching down by the cart holding a beautiful red scarf. The carts wheel goes into the third panel where a woman holding a small child stands. This woman’s body is facing towards the right, but her head turned down and to the left to view the cart. There is no background in any of the scenes, except for a blossoming tree behind the cart.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.06 a-c
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Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)
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- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.01 a-c
- Description
- (a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust he…
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- Title
- Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36 x 25 cm
- Description
- (a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust her kimono, which is patterned with fans (c) 36.8x25.2/35.523.6 kneeling female figure in dark blue flowing kimono looking over her right shoulder, folding what appears to be a bed quilt, artist's marks in the lower right hand corner, and calligraphy in the upper right hand corner (a)(b) and (c) are a triptych, and all have a light background of scattered flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.01 a-c
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Untitled [Gathering]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchy.04.02%20a-e
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.02 a-e
- Description
- (a)three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos (b) 37.1x25.3/36.1x23.9 three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos,two small tables with tall decorated objects are placed in front of the ladies in the lower portion of the image (c)37.0x25.1/36.0x24.0 woman in silver/white kimono with pink/orange lining …
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- Title
- Untitled [Gathering]
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- (a)three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos (b) 37.1x25.3/36.1x23.9 three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos,two small tables with tall decorated objects are placed in front of the ladies in the lower portion of the image (c)37.0x25.1/36.0x24.0 woman in silver/white kimono with pink/orange lining kneeling in front of several small tables set with foodstuffs (d) 36.0x25.2/35.7x24.1 two ladies, one kneeling, the other standing holding a small table with ceremonial sake cups, behind them are tables set with food items for feast (e) 36.8x25.1/36.3x24.5 a male in blue robes sits behind the feast tables with a lady kneeling in the foreground. The panel of thewoman is sliver is the focal point, with the gaze of the ladies and the man in the other panels directed towards her.
- Subject
- figure;group;female;male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.02 a-e
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Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchy.04.04%20a-c
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.04 a-c
- Description
- (a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both …
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- Title
- Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37 x 25 cm
- Description
- (a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both are dressed in black kimonos and wearing tall conical black hats (c) 37.7 x 25.7/35.9 x 24.5 three ladies dressed in black kimonos with tall black hats are all holding long swords, and one has a paper lantern. Horses were brought to Japan from North China and Mongolia.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.04 a-c
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True Beautiful Woman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchy.04.05%20a-c
- Date
- 1897
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.05 a-c
- Description
- (a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A …
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- Title
- True Beautiful Woman
- Date
- 1897
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37 x 25 cm
- Description
- (a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A waist-up portrait of Japanese lady and baby. She wears a patterned mauve kimono with red sash, under dress and red comb and tassel in her hair; also a white flower in her hair. She is holding either a doll or a baby that is dressed in a green kimono with red under-kimono.
- Subject
- figure, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.05 a-c
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