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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper
Catalogue Number
103.08.0415 a,b
Description
Japanese miniature fans, wood block printed design:(a) circular fan on wooden stick handle, 3.61. On one side Japanese woman to left in a purple robe, Japanese man to right in blue robe, man being set higher than the woman. Red background, rectangular mirror inset top center, 1.41 x 1.0w. Other sid…
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Title
Miniature Fan
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper
Dimensions
9.8 cm
Description
Japanese miniature fans, wood block printed design:(a) circular fan on wooden stick handle, 3.61. On one side Japanese woman to left in a purple robe, Japanese man to right in blue robe, man being set higher than the woman. Red background, rectangular mirror inset top center, 1.41 x 1.0w. Other side has painted design with blue at top, red circle, green hexagon, purple splash and yellow bottom. (b) same as (a) woman on right, light blue kimono holding circular mirror, man wearing darker blue kimono, lower than woman. Light blue green kimono. Reverse design similar to (a) colours being the same but the design itself slightly different.
Subject
households
miniatures
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0415 a,b
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Miniature Notions Shop

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
Wood; Fibre; Paper; Ceramic; Metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0112
Description
Japanese notions shop, fully furnished, wooden base 3.7 high forms floor of shop. Display area centre of floor 13.0x13.6x18.7, removable wooden wings, 12.0x3.0x0.5, on each side of the display shelf. Left removable wing has a replaced hook. Brass wire attached to top and sides of display shelf mo…
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Title
Miniature Notions Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
Wood; Fibre; Paper; Ceramic; Metal
Dimensions
22.0 x 21.0 x 33.2 cm
Description
Japanese notions shop, fully furnished, wooden base 3.7 high forms floor of shop. Display area centre of floor 13.0x13.6x18.7, removable wooden wings, 12.0x3.0x0.5, on each side of the display shelf. Left removable wing has a replaced hook. Brass wire attached to top and sides of display shelf modelled after the bamboo poles on which skeins of cotton threads, jute rope, flax thread are hung. Teenage shopkeeper girl sitting on her feet, her hands on her lap with right hand shaped to hold something. Items for sale: 14 bales of cotton battings from Oume region manufactured, or distributed, by Yamato-ya (House of Yamato), all specially high quality. On the right wing: silver Obi-jime (Obijime a decorative and very tightly woven tough and thick silk tie belt), tightly tied around the waist, over Obi, (decorative sash). 3 pairs of silk tying strings for Haoli, windbreaker. On the left wing Haoli tying strings (3) and Obi-jime.
Subject
households
miniatures
figure
female
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0112
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Miniature, Ironmonger Shop

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0114
Description
Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display…
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Title
Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; fibre; paper; ceramic; metal
Dimensions
23.0 x 21.3 x 33.2 cm
Description
Japanese ironmonger shop, fully furnished. Wooden base 3.2 high forms floor, display area centre of floor, 19.0 x 16.5 x 10.6. 3 horizontal poles attached to both sides of the display shelf. Display area has green covered steps, black wall with items hung on it, small wooden shelf for more display. Shopkeeper, man dressed in brown grey kimono, brown apron, yellow fabric stuffed in front, is kneeling on the floor. Head is partly shaved with along top knot. Fine china face and hands, hands on lap. Items for sale: various kinds of cooking knives, scissors, teapots, cauldrons, rice cookers, basins, hoes, scythes, altar pieces for buddhism and shintoism worship, cooking stoves, fish broiling metal wire grills, shovels.
Subject
households
miniatures
business
figure
male
religious
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0114
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Miniature, Basketry Shop

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
Catalogue Number
105.02.0115
Description
Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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Title
Miniature, Basketry Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
Description
Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
Subject
households
miniatures
business
figure
male
animal
bird
chicken
sparrow
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0115
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
Catalogue Number
105.02.0116
Description
Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, t…
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Title
Insect Vendor Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
paper; wood; fibre; ceramic
Description
Japanese insect vendor, fully furnished. Platform, 23.0x9.8x5.0, is black painted wood covered with black grit paper. Checkerboard patterned paper covers frame shop, 21.5x22.0x7.0. Hinged panels on both sides, 15.3x3.3. Front facing panels have wooden lattice work, same paper pattern. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, is sitting in centre of shop. She has a patterned kimono with red in pattern and lining, wearing blue thongs, hair piled high with a red tie dyed scarf, china face. Open mouth show white teeth, china hands. Many and varied insect boxes displayed, very finely crafted, all secured to framework. The black boxes are for displaying fireflies. The shopkeeper is also secured to the display. (see file for partial list of insects).
Subject
households
miniatures
business
figure
female
insects
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0116
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Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
Catalogue Number
105.02.0117
Description
Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and…
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Title
Miniature, Musical Instruments Musical Instrument Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper; fibre; ceramic
Description
Japanese musical instruments shop, fully furnished. Wooden base, 36.2 x 18.7 x 5.3, woven floor mat. Wooden shop walls, 35.2x24.0x17.3, open roof. Shopkeeper, teenage girl, wearing patterned, multi-coloured kimono. She is on her knees on the floor holding a shamisen. Delicate features, dimples and teeth showing. Many and varied musical instruments displayed, secured to frame. On the cloth shop curtain: musical instruments, house of music and rhythm, musical instruments. Items for sale, from l to r, upper to lower, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, played with stick ?, 2 foreign looking washtub violin like instruments and 1 bow , 3 short necked banjos?, 2 cello bows, 1 rawhide extra big thin drum, 1 short necked banjo ?, 1 biwa lute, 4 hand drums, with a handle, for religious chanting, ?, 3 shami-sen on the stand, 1 shamiosen lying, 6 plectrums for koto, 3 koto, 3 shami-sen, 2 shami-sen plucks, 1 shami-sen, 2 Japanese drums of different sizes, played with sticks, 2 Japanese hand drums, tsuzumi, 2 cellos or bases, 2 African drums, 5 drum sticks in a vase, 2 shami-sen of different sizes, 3 small Japanese hand drums, kozutsumi, 1 medium size Japanese drum, played with sticks, 1 free standing harpsichord like instrument, 1 horse like long harp, 11 bodies of shami-sen piled up in 3 rows, 1 medium shami-sen, 3 Japanese drums of different sizes on top of each other, all played with sticks .
Subject
households
miniatures
business
entertainment
relegious
pastime
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0117
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; ceramic; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.0118
Description
Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine …
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Title
Miniature China Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; ceramic; fibre
Description
Japanese china shop, fully furnished. Base, 33.3x21.0x3.0, wooden sides with light coloured mat flooring, wooden display case , 26.0x22.0, with shelves and 3 platform steps for display. Shopkeeper, married woman, sitting on floor, hands in front. Striped grey kimono with blue and red lining. Fine features, hair piled high. Items for sale, 1 big ceramic brazier, 1 small earthen brazier, 2 huge earthen jars for storage, 1 huge glazed jar for water storage ?, 4 huge serving plates, for sushi, etc. 9 pair of lids and bowls for rice or noodles, donbuli, 5 pairs are blue coloured pattern, 3 pairs are of red, blue and green pattern, 1 pair is of blue and white stripes, 2 pairs without lid, 1 serving bowl, 10 tea pots of various size with a half circle handle, bamboo, above the lid, 2 tea pots of various size with a matching ceramic handle on the side of the body, 2 soy sauce dispensers which look like teapots, 1 set of 4-tiered food containers with a lid, 1 set of 2-tiered food dishes with a lid, 2 sake servers warmers with blue pattern, 2 pairs of western coffee cups saucers, green pair and yellow pair, various plates, dishes, bowls, vases, storage jars.
Subject
households
miniatures
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0118
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper; ceramic; metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0119
Description
Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, abl…
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Title
Miniature China Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper; ceramic; metal
Description
Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, able to feed many.
Subject
households
miniatures
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0119
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Miniature; Japanese House

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.0120
Description
Traditional Japanese house model. 2 storey wood construction which disassembles into 10 pieces. The rectangular base is raised slightly above ground level by a narrower under base. 12 wood and paper, and 2 wooden lattice work sliding panels open up to verandas on each level, front and back. 1 hinge…
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Title
Miniature; Japanese House
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; paper
Dimensions
21.8 x 19.7 x 27.3 cm
Description
Traditional Japanese house model. 2 storey wood construction which disassembles into 10 pieces. The rectangular base is raised slightly above ground level by a narrower under base. 12 wood and paper, and 2 wooden lattice work sliding panels open up to verandas on each level, front and back. 1 hinged door of wood and paper in front, roof is peaked with exterior ride pole and no decoration. The 2 sides of the roof are held together by a piece of tape which acts like a hinge. Inside a raised platform spans the width and 3/4 the length of the main floor. The second floor is made from a single thin slab of wood. "Made in Japan" is stamped onto tape on roof, both bases, the second floor, the front and back walls and the free standing partition. Upper middle class house for family of 4 or 8. Upstairs, sleeping quarters, 6 or 4 separate rooms divided by sliding, removable) doors, 2 rooms used for sleeping , 2 or 3 per room. 1 room reserved for special living room ? with "Tokono-Ma". where hanging scroll hangs, and where flower arrangement is weekly changed. 1 room used for Buddhism altar. 6 feet high, 2 1/2 feet wide. with ancestors after death names, etc. Altar flower is changed every week. Steamed rise is presented every morning. Any special gift, especially food, cakes, cookis, etc. is placed in front of this altar before anyone unwraps it. Those 2 rods are used for overnight company with the best hudon and so forth. All the rooms could be turned into one large banquet room. Downstairs, 2 rooms , on the floor, and kitchen on the dirt floor? 1 room , living room and eating room, during the day, sleeping room for a couple during the night? 1 room, further from the main road and the better room during the day, sleeping room during the night?
Subject
households
miniatures
religious
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0120
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.02.0121
Description
Japanese dresser, rectangular shaped dresser with three drawers, 4.11 x 1.9h x 4.1w, arranged one on top of the other on the upper left hand side of the dresser, each drawer pulls out. Beside the drawers on the right hand side of the dresser is a picture framed in wood, 6.4h x 4.9w , design is two…
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Title
Miniature Dresser
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; plastic
Dimensions
10.5 x 10.0 x 4.4 cm
Description
Japanese dresser, rectangular shaped dresser with three drawers, 4.11 x 1.9h x 4.1w, arranged one on top of the other on the upper left hand side of the dresser, each drawer pulls out. Beside the drawers on the right hand side of the dresser is a picture framed in wood, 6.4h x 4.9w , design is two pink flowers on gold coloured stems on green triangular background, 4.0h, the remainder of the design area is filled with white circles painted onto red leaves on an orange background. Pull out drawer at bottom of dresser, 2.5h x 4.01 x 9.7w. Front of drawer has scroll shaped cutout framing plastic covered picture of one pink flower with gold coloured leaves on green background to right of picture and white circles painted onto red leaves on orange background to left of picture. Back of dresser has a round hole, 1.5 dia, 1.9 from bottom to push out bottom drawer.
Subject
Whyte home
households
miniatures
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
travel
souvenir
keepsake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0121
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