Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0269 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Lantern | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aomori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Hirosaki | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paper; Watercolor paints; Metal nails | |
| Description | Lanterns made of a wooden framework, covered with paper, and painted with geometric designs and a prominent image of two warriors; A small nail inside would hold a candle; Each year during August’s Neputa Matsuri festival, massive lighted floats are made to commemorate the exploits of a famous Japanese general, Sakanoue-no-Tamuramaro, who around 800 AD drove the Ainu from mainland Japan to Hokkaido, in part, by using backlit paper cutouts of warriors to trick the Ainu into thinking they faced a huge army; Similar small disposable lanterns, such as this example, are carried by children during festival parades and then thrown into the rivers and seas to float away, taking with them all feelings that might cause midsummer sleepiness. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.4, Width = 19.0, Depth = 14.3 | |