Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0009-0011 | |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (tree) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hokkaido Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Carving in the form of a winter flower, made from a single piece of wood and with a single knife; Flower is formed by shaving down one one end of a cylindrical rod and leaving the shaved strips still attached at their base; As each shaving gets longer, it curls and then overlaps earlier shavings to form a dense mass resembling a flower’s petals; Completed flower is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 17.3 | |