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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0034   CAS 1993-0001-0034; Votive plaque
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Votive plaque
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Yamashima; Temple: Inari
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; paint; Commercial string
Description Rectangular wooden plaque with peaked top, painted with image of white rabbit against an orange oval disk; Red stamp of temple is in lower left corner and Japanese inscription in black paint is written along right edge; Small hole is drilled through near top of plaque and length of coral colored commercially braided string is threaded through it.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 14.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 8.8