Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0025A,B | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Paddles | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kyoto | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | Pair of handheld wooden paddles, each carved from a flat piece of wood, forming an elongated handle and a wide flat, paddle board; The larger of the two (A) has a blue handle and is painted with a stylized orange and green floral motif on one face and a group of seated people in a classroom-like arrangement on the opposite face; Possible artist’s signature is written in black ink on face with floral design; The smaller paddle (B) is also painted with three rows of people, also in an apparent classroom-like arrangement on one face, and a stylized table (?) on the opposite face; Possible artist’s signature is written in black ink on piece of paper glued to paddle’s unpainted handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=3.5; B=3.4, Thickness = A=0.3; B=0.3, Length = A=11.7; B=9.6 | |