Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0009-0011 | |
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 |