| Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0334 |
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| Category |
Carvings; Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Wood carving (hawk) |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Yamagata Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Yonezawa; Village: Sasano; Shrine: Sasano Jinja |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1985 |
| Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
| Materials |
Wood; Paint |
| Description |
Figurine of a hawk carved from a single piece of wood, with the carver using only two knives to form delicate feather patterns from shavings; Upper portion of carving is lightly painted; Lower portion of carving is unmodified. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 24.3, Width = 8.0, Depth = 11.2 |