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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0010-0012   CAS 1993-0010-0012; Votive plaque
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Votive plaque
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data Shrine: Kamigamo Jinja
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1978
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint; Silk
Description Flat, 5-sided plaque with painted scene of black bull being led out from temple by two young women, accompanied by group of men in white and purple robes; Red silk cord is threaded through hole at top; Inscription in upper right reads, "Aoi Matsuri [Aoi festival, a spring time festival]." Name of shrine is inscribed in black along left edge; Shrine's seal is stamped in red in lower left corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.3, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 10.5