Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0100A,B | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (sumo wrestlers) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Osaka | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | Papier mâché figurines of two sumo wrestlers, each with his body painted a flesh color and sporting black hair tied in a knot at the back of his head; Each figure is dressed in a black paper breechclout with fringes on the front and tied in the back; Each figure has his right arm upraised and his left pointing down, so when they are face to face, they interlock; Japanese writing appears on the back of each figure; These figurines were originally sold as souvenirs of the Osaka sumo matches. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.9, Width = 4.0, Depth = 3.6 | |