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Catalog Number CAS 1993-0010-0003   CAS 1993-0010-0003; Kokeshi doll
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Kokeshi doll
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Akita Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Takematsu Igawa
Date of Manufacture ca. 1985
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint
Description Stylized doll with cylindrical body and head; Hair is cropped short on back and sides and covered with hat (?) depicted by concentric red and green bands on top of head; Kimono is depicted by encircling red and green bands and stylized red and green floral motif; Signed by artist on back.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 30.6, Max Diam = 7.2