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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0010-0018   CAS 1993-0010-0018; 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 unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1985
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint; Plant fiber
Description Flat, 5-sided plaque with painted image of young woman under red umbrella on platform holding fishing rod; Front of platform is decorated with panel showing line of seated people; Plant fiber cord is threaded through hole at top; Left inscription identifies woman as empress Jinmu; Right inscription identifies place as "Urade-yama (mountain)." Information is repeated on reverse in red stamp.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 10.3