| Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0039 |
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| Category |
Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Figurine (woman in the shape of phallus) |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Nara Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Sakurai; Town: Izumo Cho |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1965 |
| Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
| Materials |
Clay; Tempera paint |
| Description |
Stylized figurine of a woman in the shape of a phallus; Kimono is worn with the right side in front (usual style is left side in front for woman), indicating that this woman is dead; Entire body of figurine is coated with fugitive white chalk-like substance. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 13.2, Width = 6.2, Depth = 3.5 |