Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0160A,B |
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Category |
Folk Toys |
Object Name |
Figurine (fish with bamboo rod) |
Culture |
Japanese |
Global Region |
East Asia |
Country |
Japan |
State/Prov./Dist. |
Tochigi Prefecture |
County |
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Other Geographic
Data |
City: Utsunomiya |
Maker's Name |
Unknown |
Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1970s |
Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
Materials |
Papier mâché [paper mache]; Bamboo; Paint; String |
Description |
Papier mâché figurine of a gibel, a fish with a yellow body and red head, dark green tail, and black dorsal and lateral fins; Fish is suspended from a short bamboo rod by means of a string threaded through its dorsal fin; According to a Japanese legend, smallpox may be cured by eating yellow gibel, so this toy is traditionally hung in doorways on New Year’s Day in this region. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 9.6, Width = 6.0, Length = 14.3 |