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Miniature Scroll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0143
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
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- Title
- Miniature Scroll
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 26.8 cm
- Description
- Japanese miniature scroll with picture, brown paper rectangular scroll. Rectangular design area,16.6 x 7.5. 3 ships and water on a yellow orange background. Top and bottom of scroll is glued around wooden dowels. Bottom dowel .5 dia. top dowel .2 dia. string for hanging 6.5 long tied to top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0143
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Miniature China Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0118
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0118
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Miniature China Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0119
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
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Miniature Cupboard
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0122
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0122
- Description
- Japanese food storage cupboard. Rectangular shaped cupboard, solid wood back and top with wood grid sides and front. Wooden grid sides are immovable, 7.1h x 4.5w, and has wooden frame, 0.5w. Grid covers green wire mesh glued onto inside of cupboard, the two wooden framed grids covering green wire …
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- Title
- Miniature Cupboard
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese food storage cupboard. Rectangular shaped cupboard, solid wood back and top with wood grid sides and front. Wooden grid sides are immovable, 7.1h x 4.5w, and has wooden frame, 0.5w. Grid covers green wire mesh glued onto inside of cupboard, the two wooden framed grids covering green wire mesh in front are both movable side to side, the left one, 8.6h x 6.3w, fits into the groove, carved width of the insides of both the top and bottom of the cupboard, nearest the front. The right one, 8.6h x 6.3w, fits into the groove, carved the width of the insides of both the top and bottom of the cupboard, located behind the aforementioned one two drawers are located side by side at the bottom of the cupboard, 6.81 x 1.7h x 5.8w. Both pull out by way of round white knobs. Cupboard set onto four legs of wooden scroll design in front, plain at back. Located on the inside of the cupboard are two shelves, 2.91 x 7.0w. The left handed one is set lower then the other, 3.2 from bottom, flush to the left side grid. The right handed one is set higher then the other, 6.0 from the bottom, flush to the right side grid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0122
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Miniature Dresser
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0121
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0415 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0413 a,b
- Description
- Two simple, painted Japanese fans, accordian pleats on wooden frames. (a) black bamboo vanes (8) with white pin. Accordian arc 9.0 cm across. Gold background, pink and yellow flowers, green foliage. Back of fan is speckled gold on white. (b) Natural bamboo vanes (8) with black pin. Accordian …
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- Title
- Miniature Fan
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 0.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- Two simple, painted Japanese fans, accordian pleats on wooden frames. (a) black bamboo vanes (8) with white pin. Accordian arc 9.0 cm across. Gold background, pink and yellow flowers, green foliage. Back of fan is speckled gold on white. (b) Natural bamboo vanes (8) with black pin. Accordian arc 9.0 cm across. White background, two kneeling men face each other, game table ? between. Man on left has on a dark kimono, the man on the right has on a grey kimono with red sash. Japanese writing and chop lower right of fan. Back of fan is speckled gold on white.
- Subject
- souvenir
- Japanese
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0413 a,b
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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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Miniature, Ironmonger Shop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0114
- 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; Japanese House
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0120
- 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?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0120
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