Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2002-0006-0015 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Plaque | |
| 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 | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; String | |
| Description | Square papier mâché wall plaque with raised sides; Painted scene of woman tending to a kitchen fire, outlined in black, with blue, red and yellow details; Sides have black outlined linear design filled in with alternating blue and yellow; Maker’s chop in lower right corner; Back is painted dark brown; Two strips of rice paper are glued to back, both are stamped with Japanese characters; Upper strip of rice paper secures a piece of blue hanging string. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.2, Depth = 1.8, Length = 13.6 | |