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Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0009-0011   CAS 2006-0009-0011; Wood carving (tree)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (tree)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Hokkaido Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Carving in the form of a winter flower, made from a single piece of wood and with a single knife; Flower is formed by shaving down one one end of a cylindrical rod and leaving the shaved strips still attached at their base; As each shaving gets longer, it curls and then overlaps earlier shavings to form a dense mass resembling a flower’s petals; Completed flower is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 17.3