| Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0228A,B |
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| Category |
Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Guitar with stand (toy) |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Okinawa Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
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| Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
| Materials |
Plastic; Fabric |
| Description |
Cheap commercial reproduction of traditional stringed instrument whose body is traditionally made from ebony and black pine and covered with snakeskin; This type of instrument probably originated in the Chinese province of Fukien before the late 16th Century, when it was introduced to Japan via Okinawa. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = B=1.7, Width = A=5.1; B=4.9, Thickness = A=2.7, Length = A=25.5; B=4.9 |