Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0083 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine (Tenjin-sama or Sugawara Michizane) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Niigata Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Suibara | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Press-molded clay figurine of Tenjin-sama, the god of education, seated on a low blue platform; He wears a black outer garment over an orange undergarment, with numerous white designs of plums on the outer garment. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.4, Width = 13.5, Depth = 6.1 | |