Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0299 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine (princess) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oita Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Takeda | |
| Maker's Name | Tsuneto Goto | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint | |
| Description | Papier mâché figurine of head of a princess, dressed in a red garment reminiscent of the dhoti worn by Indian priests, decorated with the pine-bamboo-plum motifs; Reverse side of figurine is painted with a black pear-shaped motif, possibly representing a very stylized line drawing of a seated woman as seen from the back (?); Designed to always stand upright; Traditionally, this doll is thrown into the houses of friends in the early morning of New Year’s Day, to symbolize unexpected luck; The doll’s ability to immediately stand upright implies that the recipient might immediately recover from any unexpected mishaps during the coming year. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.9, Width = 7.0, Depth = 6.8 | |