| Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0244 |
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| Category |
Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Animated toy (rabbit) |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Aichi Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Nagoya |
| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1970s |
| Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
| Materials |
Wood; Cloth; String; Paint; Bamboo |
| Description |
Animated carving of a rabbit, painted white and wearing a red cloth garment and standing on a wooden platform while pounding mochi (rice); Platform is mounted on upright pole with crosspiece connected to rabbit by length of string; Raising and lowering the crosspiece pulls on string, causing rabbit to raise and lower its mochi pounder, striking the bowl in front of it. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 26.1, Width = 6.8, Depth = 13.7 |