Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0007-0005 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Osaka: Sumiyoshi Shrine | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Straw; Paper; Cloth | |
| Description | Ornament consisting of a spoked wheel woven of grass, from which are suspended 3 dancing figures, whose grass bodies are wraped in red paper and gold foil; A piece of red fabric also hangs down from the wheel, forming a kind of stage curtain; A paper banner with Japanese writing is also suspended from the wheel; This ornament depicts the Sumiyoshi Dance, performed semi-annually at the Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.3, Max Diam = 6.0 | |