| Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0398 |
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| Category |
Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Ornament (glass noise maker) |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Fukuoka Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Hakata |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1965 |
| Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
| Materials |
Glass; Paint |
| Description |
Single-piece blown glass ornament consisting of a glass sphere with a flattened bottom and a narrow diameter stem projecting from its top; Sphere is hand painted with band of diagonal green lines alternating with yellow circles with red centers, framed above and below by pink and yellow bands; Single red band is painted around base of stem; When air is blown into stem, the flattened bottom of the glass sphere produces a popping sound. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 13.5, Max Diam = 6.6 |