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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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Date
1968 – 1970
Material
metal; enamel
Catalogue Number
104.20.0648
Description
Small, sloped, unfooted circular dish. Black bottom scratched "To Catharine with Love Anna". Dish is blue grey with seated figure holding stomach, as in heartburn, goblet on left.
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Title
Sauce Dish
Date
1968 – 1970
Material
metal; enamel
Dimensions
1.2 x 9.8 cm
Description
Small, sloped, unfooted circular dish. Black bottom scratched "To Catharine with Love Anna". Dish is blue grey with seated figure holding stomach, as in heartburn, goblet on left.
Subject
households
craft
figure
female
Anna Latterman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0648
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
plastic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0170 a,b
Description
A cast plastic rickshaw (a) coloured to look like old ivory. Open carriage holds woman on kimono with parasol, and is decorated with dragon motifs on fenders and back, coolie between shafts is in mid-stride and wearing umbrella like hat. Carriage connected to wheels which turn by two leaf springs,…
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Title
Miniature Rickshaw
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
plastic
Dimensions
10.2 x 5.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
A cast plastic rickshaw (a) coloured to look like old ivory. Open carriage holds woman on kimono with parasol, and is decorated with dragon motifs on fenders and back, coolie between shafts is in mid-stride and wearing umbrella like hat. Carriage connected to wheels which turn by two leaf springs, rickshaw rides on flat, rectangular, black wooden base. (b) in silver and gold cardboard box printed overall with thick white bars.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
figure' male
female
transportation
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0170 a,b
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0019
Description
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
33.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
figure
female
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0019
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Artist
Charles Fraser Comfort (1900 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CfC.01.01
Description
An oil painting entitled “Hommage” as an hommage to Manet’s “Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe”.Blue and white label on back reads:Royal Canadian Academy of Arts YEAR 1968ARTISTS NAME Charles F. Comfort LLD RCAADDRESS 28 Blvd. Alexandre Tache Hull P.Q.TITLE HOMMAGE PRICE: $4500.ooSIZE H X W 59” x 72” M…
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Artist
Charles Fraser Comfort (1900 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Hommage
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
128.0 x 184.0 cm
Description
An oil painting entitled “Hommage” as an hommage to Manet’s “Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe”.Blue and white label on back reads:Royal Canadian Academy of Arts YEAR 1968ARTISTS NAME Charles F. Comfort LLD RCAADDRESS 28 Blvd. Alexandre Tache Hull P.Q.TITLE HOMMAGE PRICE: $4500.ooSIZE H X W 59” x 72” MEDIUM oil on CanvasRed sticker underneath Member R.C.Awritten trhc in black felt pen: #44 See narrative for information regarding the painting.
Subject
picnic lunch
nude, female
male
Credit
Gift of , 2003
Catalogue Number
CfC.01.01
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Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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
Subject
figure
female
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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.
Subject
figure
group
female
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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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Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
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.
Subject
group
figures
female
activity
summer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.06 a-c
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