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CAS 1993-0001-0395 | |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Wakayama Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Wakayama | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 3.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0387A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carvings (2 horses) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Fukushima Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kooriyama | |
| Maker's Name | Chuhachi Nakamura | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Unidentified plant fiber | |
| Description | A: Stylized figurine of a horse, carved from a single piece of wood, painted white, and fitted with red bridle, blue saddle and gold blanket beneath its head; Mane and tail are represented by bundles of straw-colored plant fibers; Figurine represents Yoro-go, a horse noted for its superior form and beauty that lived during the Bunkyu Era (1861-1863) and was immortalized as a sculpture dedicated at the Miharu Dai-jingu shrine and became a charm for the elderly; B: Black horse similar to above except for its color, the use of horse or human hair to represent the mane and tail, and the fact that it serves as a charm for child-rearing, ensuring healthy children. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Width = 1.9, Length = 3.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0287A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carvings (woman and girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Akita Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood: cryptomeria; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of stylized carvings, one of a young girl and the other of a woman, each with a cylindrical body which is painted with a face and stylized clothing to represent the blue and white homespun kasuri pattern and the straw snow and rain coat (mino) worn in the north. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 2.8 | |
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CAS 2006-0009-0010A-D |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Chopsticks and carrying cases (2) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paper | |
| Description | Two pair of wooden chopsticks (B and D; individual chopsticks are not separated), each inside a folded paper carrying case (A and C) with a leaf print on the outside; Also attached to the front of each carrying case is a small doll with a body made from a toothpick and dressed in an elaborate kimono and obi made from folded paper; The two kimonos are worn in a different manner and the dolls’ hairstyles also differ from one another; Dolls of this type are especially popular around the time of Hina Matsuri, observed on March 3 and sometimes referred to as Girls Day, although its history and traditions are much more complex. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A,C=5.0; B,D=1.4, Thickness = A,C=0.7; B,D=0.5, Length = A,C=22.3; B,D=23.5 | |
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CAS 0564-0006 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (2 boxers) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment; Metal | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.3, Width = 21.3, Thickness = 2.0 | |
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CAS 2008-0004-0083 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (2 faces) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kyoto | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Papier mâché; Paper; Paint; Ribbon | |
| Description | Pair of lacquered papier mache Noh theater-style masks depicting a white-faced, smiling woman with plump, rosy cheeks and a second individual with flesh-toned skin, large eyes, and an open mouth (as if whistling), both joined together but opposite each other by a strip of brown paper edged in green ribbon, allowing the two masks to be squeezed together like an accordion, and thus producing a faint whizzing sound though a small hole in the chin of the second mask. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.2, Width = 2.4, Length = 3.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0095 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (boat on wagon) | |
| 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; Reeds | |
| Description | Miniature wooden boat with blue, orange, and white striped exterior and orange interior and elongated prow, mounted on flatbed cart with four small orange wheels and reed axles; Artist’s signature is printed in gold paint on stern of boat. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Width = 4.7, Length = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0234A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (boy and girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nagano Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Walnut shells; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of miniature male and female dolls made to resemble kokeshi dolls, except the bodies of these are made from walnut shells whose ends have been cut off so they will stand flat, and the opposite end has been drilled out to accept a very narrow diameter stick that serves as each doll’s neck; The actual head of each doll was formed on a lathe, painted, and then mounted on the end of the “neckâ€; A: Male doll; Face is painted with narrow black eyes, tiny red mouth, and tuft of black hair at sides of head, and black hair on top of head cut in star-shaped pattern; B: Female doll; Head is similar to A except a black hat with pink circle on front covers most of her hair; Back of each figure bears Japanese writing in white paint. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 2.4, Depth = 2.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0392 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (carousel) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Wood; Paper; Cotton string; Metal nail | |
| Description | Animated toy in the form of a carousel, in which four paper “dancers†dressed in black and white costumes stand on wooden crossbars, all beneath a round yellow paper roof with red banner around its perimeter; Carousel roof is mounted on bamboo rod which extends down through along piece of split bamboo; Shorter bamboo crossbar is secured in split of larger bamboo piece and string is tied to one end of crossbar, stretched forward and wrapped around carousel’s support rod, and then back to the opposite end of the bamboo crossbar; When either end of the crossbar is moved forward or backward, it causes the carousel to rotate; Possible shrine name is written in Japanese script on piece of wood that locks the split ends of the bamboo piece in place; Date is written on underside of split bamboo piece. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.6, Width = 7.4, Length = 19.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0081A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (cat and mouse in box) | |
| 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; Papier mâché; Paper; Bamboo | |
| Description | A) Elongated rectangular wooden box with sliding lid on which a lacquered papier mache figurine of a black and white cat is perched; When lid is slid back to open the box, a small gray mouse figure that is mounted inside on a rolling mechanism pops up; Shop’s mark is stamped onto bottom of box; B,C) Elongated wooden box with separate lid that houses A; Artist’s signature is printed in black paint in interior of lid and shop’s mark is stamped in red ink. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.7, Width = 2.3, Length = 8.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0085 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (fan) | |
| 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 | Paper; Bamboo; Papier mâché [paper mache] | |
| Description | Miniature fan which telescopes into itself and when closed, appears to be a cylindrical firecracker on a wooden stick; By pushing on the stick, the fan opens to reveal a second paper cylinder and finally a very small figurine of the Goddess of Mercy in front of a gold foil paper disk that gradually unfurls; Exterior of fan is decorated with three painted images of feathers, and an orange and blue band around the top and bottom; Artist’s signature is printed in black ink on verso. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.6, Width = 7.1, Max Diam = 1.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0018 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (fish) | |
| 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 | Papier mâché; Paint; Wire | |
| Description | Small lacquered papier mache figurine in the form of a fish swimming in a tub; Tub is painted gold on exterior with red painted rope encircling it at mid-level height; Interior of tub is painted blue to simulate water, and small orange fish is mounted in center on short wire spring, causing it to move with the slightest movement of the tub. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 3.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0251 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (fox) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Oji; Shrine: Oji Inari Shrine | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Cardboard; Bamboo; Paint | |
| Description | Shadow puppet in the form of a cardboard cutout of a white fox shown, representing the messenger of Inari, the rice god, standing upright and dressed in a kabuki costume of a brown robe, as worn by Ishikawa Danjuro, who died in 1903 but who, during his lifetime, frequently visited the Oji Shrine to pray for the success of his theatrical career; A role in “Shibaraku†was among one of his most famous and the play is among “18 Famous Plays†reserved only for the Danjuro family; In this toy, the fox is shown holding holding a bamboo stick which moves up and down when one of the bamboo sticks on which he is mounted is moved up and down, recreating a motion from the play; On the fox’s kimono is printed an image of concentric squares, representing “3 rice measures,†another reference to Inari. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.8, Width = 10.8, Thickness = 0.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0329A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (girl and boy with moving heads) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hyogo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kinosaki | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.6, Max Diam = 2.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0352A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (monkey on pole) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Miyazaki Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Nobeoka | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood, Papier mâché; Bamboo; Paper; Feathers; Ribbon; Thread | |
| Description | Animated toy consisting of a papier mâché monkey wearing a blue and gold hat of a Sambaso dancer (whose dances appease the gods and bring good luck) and carrying a paper drum and a Shinto gohei (cut-paper offering to the gods) on its back; Monkey is suspended on a tall bamboo pole that is topped with white feathers, the pole, in turn, mounted in a cross-section piece cut from the branch of a cherry tree, and in turn, glued to a rectangular wood base that is painted black; Apparently missing is a large paper banner painted with an iris (the flower emblem for Boys’ Day) that would be attached to the monkey and act like a sail in the wind, causing the monkey to either climb or descend the pole; Parents would traditionally give this type of toy to a newborn boy to protect him against illness and also to symbolize their wish that he climb to a high position in life. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 43.5, Width = 6.8, Length = 9.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0375 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (mouse) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ishikawa Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kanazawa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Bamboo; Paint; String; Wire | |
| Description | Carving of a rat with movable head and tail mounted on metal pins and manipulated by means of a side-mounted bamboo spring in conjunction with string; Rat's body is painted dark brown; When bamboo “spring†is compressed, the rat drops both its tail and head, thereby representing a caricature of lean times, showing rat trying to eat from empty rice bowl; This toy was first made in 1830 as an ironic but humorous comment on the great famine that occurred that year; Its production was resumed again after it appeared on the Chinese New Year’s stamp in 1960. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.1, Width = 5.7, Depth = 9.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0377 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ishikawa Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kanazawa | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Commercial ribbon; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.3, Width = 3.0, Depth = 4.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0258 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yamagata Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Animated toy in the form of a rabbit, carved and assembled from several pieces of wood, standing and pivoting on its hind legs, while holding a large pestle in its teeth, with which it is pounding rice paste or mochi in a mortar; The rabbit is wearing a dark green cape; Both rabbit and mortar are mounted on a rectangular wooden base; Mochi cake is eaten during the full moon, and this type of toy is often given to children at the beginning of the year to ensure their health and happiness; Japanese writing is on back of rabbit’s cape and on one side of the pestle; Shop’s name (?) and telephone number are stamped on the base in red ink. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 6.6, Length = 15.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0244 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aichi Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Nagoya | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Cloth; String; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Animated carving of a rabbit, painted white and wearing a red cloth garment and standing on a wooden platform while pounding mochi (rice); Platform is mounted on upright pole with crosspiece connected to rabbit by length of string; Raising and lowering the crosspiece pulls on string, causing rabbit to raise and lower its mochi pounder, striking the bowl in front of it. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.1, Width = 6.8, Depth = 13.7 |
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CAS 2008-0004-0107 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (ramming device) | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Miniature replica of wheeled device used in battle to ram city gates and other fortifications; Device consists of a solid cylindrical body mounted on two wheels; Long handle by which device could by pushed and/or pulled extends out from one end; The wheels are painted orange and green, and the body of the device is painted with images of two people (one dressed in orange, the other in green) and with other orange, green, and white motifs; Artist’s signature is printed in black ink on underside. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.6, Width = 3.2, Length = 9.3 | |
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