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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0007-0005   CAS 1993-0007-0005; Ornament
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Ornament
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Osaka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Osaka: Sumiyoshi Shrine
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Straw; Paper; Cloth
Description Ornament consisting of a spoked wheel woven of grass, from which are suspended 3 dancing figures, whose grass bodies are wraped in red paper and gold foil; A piece of red fabric also hangs down from the wheel, forming a kind of stage curtain; A paper banner with Japanese writing is also suspended from the wheel; This ornament depicts the Sumiyoshi Dance, performed semi-annually at the Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.3, Max Diam = 6.0