Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0066 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine (man on dragon) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Fushimi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Hollow, press-molded figurine in the form of a young man sitting astride a dragon; Man is bare chested but wears a red skirt and holds a gold vessel of some kind in his left hand; His shoulder length hair is painted black and pulled back; Dragon is painted dark green with green eyelids and mane, with gold jowls and tail; Base of figurine is painted blue to represent water; Reverse side of figurine is left mostly unpainted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.2, Width = 12.4, Depth = 4.9 | |