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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0016   CAS 1993-0001-0016; Figurine (chicken holding chick)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurine (chicken holding chick)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Shiga Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Gokasho; District: Obata
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1976
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Clay; Tempera paint
Description Mold-impressed hollow clay figurine of a mother chicken holding a baby chick; Mother chicken is dressed in a pink apron and blue floral print kimono tied at back with large red sash; Baby chick is wearing an orange kimono; Mother and chick have their heads turned away from each other in opposite directions; Small area on reverse of mother chicken’s kimono is left unpainted.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.1, Width = 8.0, Depth = 5.6