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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0309   CAS 1993-0001-0309; Kite / postcard
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Kite / postcard
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Aomori Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Paper; Watercolor paints; Bamboo; Cotton string
Description Watercolor painting on paper depicting face of a woman with black hair and wearing a red and pale yellow hat and a multi-colored garment; Painting is mounted on series of bamboo slats and then backed with a second piece of paper, the edges wrapped in purple colored paper; Series of strings on front suggest use as kite; Japanese writing on reverse (identical to that of CAS 1993-0001-0310 and CAS 1993-001-0311).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 14.8