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Date
n.d.
Material
ink
Catalogue Number
105.06.0062 a-d
Description
Set of 4 solid inksticks from Japan. (a) is the largest and is kept in a blue, white, and gold cardboard box with black Japanese writing. The inkstick is black with gold symbols on the front and blue symbols on the back and a rounded top. (b) is in a white paper sleeve with black and red Japanese s…
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Title
Inksticks
Date
n.d.
Material
ink
Dimensions
8.5, 7.5, 7.5, 5.5 x 2.0, 1.5, 1.0, 0.5 x 3.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.5 cm
Description
Set of 4 solid inksticks from Japan. (a) is the largest and is kept in a blue, white, and gold cardboard box with black Japanese writing. The inkstick is black with gold symbols on the front and blue symbols on the back and a rounded top. (b) is in a white paper sleeve with black and red Japanese symbols/writing on it. The inkstick in the paper sleeve is the exact same as (a) except thicker and there is a silver sticker on the left side. (c) is not in a protective sleeve/case. Black with gold and white symbols on the front, and a depiction of a deer on the back. (d) is not in a protective sleeve/case either. Black with blue symbols and a gold depiction of a Japanese person on the front and black Japanese symbols/writing on the back.
Subject
Whyte Home
writing
calligraphy
ink
solid ink
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0062 a-d
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