Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0165 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Bell (animal head) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Wakayama Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nachi | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint; String | |
| Description | Press-molded bell in shape of a bird-like head, depicting a karasu tengu, a mountain goblin with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes that include supernatural powers to transform into human or animal form, to speak without moving one’s mouth, and to move instantly from place to place; The karasu tengu form is depicted with the head of a crow-like bird and a human body; This example is painted green, and brown and wears a monk’s black hat; String is threaded through two holes at top; Japanese characters are incised on back. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Width = 4.9, Depth = 5.9 | |