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CAS 1993-0001-0103A,B   CAS 1993-0001-0103A,B; Figurines (ewe and ram goats)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurines (ewe and ram goats)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Aichi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Nagoya
Maker's Name Noda Suekichi (died 1989)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Clay; Paint
Description A: Mold-pressed clay figurine of a goat ram, seemingly standing on its hind legs and wearing a pale blue undergarment and a long, gray overcoat with red lining in the sleeves; He holds a silver staff in his right “hand”, his head is painted white and his horns are blue; An illegible stamped mark is impressed on the back of the figurine; B: Mold-impressed clay figurine of a goat ewe, also seemingly standing on her hind legs and wearing a pale blue undergarment and a long gray-green overcoat with red lining in the sleeves; She holds a staff or fan in her right “hand”, and her face and horns are painted similarly to those of the ram and a similar stamped mark is impressed on the side of her undergarment.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.0, Width = 3.5, Depth = 3.3