Catalog Number |
CAS 2002-0006-0007 | ![]() |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Paper weight | |
Culture | Japanese | |
Global Region | East Asia | |
Country | Japan | |
State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
Description | Ceramic paper weight or bunchin, used to hold down scrolls; Long, rectangular, three dimensional piece of stoneware fired clay; Approximately one inch of both ends are glazed with a white glaze; Remainder of paper weight is unglazed. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.3, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 21.4 |