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Untitled [Insect and Basket]

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Artist
Hobun Tani
Date
1887 – 1887
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
TaH.03.01
Description
A brown insect with long antenna’s is inside of a basket. The basket has four sides with lines going across to form a trap of sorts and is quite tall. There are green leaves around the basket, with little blue flowers or berries on them.
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Artist
Hobun Tani
Title
Untitled [Insect and Basket]
Date
1887 – 1887
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
33.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
A brown insect with long antenna’s is inside of a basket. The basket has four sides with lines going across to form a trap of sorts and is quite tall. There are green leaves around the basket, with little blue flowers or berries on them.
Subject
still life
basket
insect
leaves
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
TaH.03.01
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Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0361
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a grasshopper. Body of wickerwork is very true to form with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, four small legs from thorax are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig, and two large hopping legs coiled around a piece of wood shaped in large angle…
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Title
Wall; Wicker Vase
Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
12.6 x 12.5 x 26.5 cm
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a grasshopper. Body of wickerwork is very true to form with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, four small legs from thorax are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig, and two large hopping legs coiled around a piece of wood shaped in large angle. Large wings of lattice weave around a frame of shaped twig backed with leaf fibre, two metal studs form eyes, wicker loop just below mouth for hanging, bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
insect
grasshopper
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0361
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Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0362
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a fly. Body of wickerwork with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, six small legs at front of form are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig. Two large wings of leaf fibre sewn to a flexible frame of wicker and backed with newspaper painted or d…
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Title
Wall; Wicker Vase
Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
5.0 x 10.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A flower-holder woven in the shape of a fly. Body of wickerwork with wide open mouth finished with braided rim, six small legs at front of form are of coiled wicker around a shaped piece of twig. Two large wings of leaf fibre sewn to a flexible frame of wicker and backed with newspaper painted or dyed brown. Two metal studs form eyes. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing. Small loop beneath mouth for hanging.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
insect
fly
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0362
Images
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Watercolour Painting

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.28
Description
Botanical still life painting depicting an insect, likely a butterfly or moth, flying next to a white and yellow flower. The flower’s bloms are long and skinny with a bell shape at the end. The foliage is a rich green colour. The insect has blue and white wings with a black and yellow body. The bac…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Watercolour Painting
Date
c. 1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
Botanical still life painting depicting an insect, likely a butterfly or moth, flying next to a white and yellow flower. The flower’s bloms are long and skinny with a bell shape at the end. The foliage is a rich green colour. The insect has blue and white wings with a black and yellow body. The back has multiple inscriptions. Due to the hand, it is a bit difficult to read. “M. G. Le???d??”“February 4th, 1852”“M. G. L??????” “To E. Anderson”
Subject
botanical
still life
flower
insect
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.28
Images
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