Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0009-0014A-C | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine in lidded box | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyushu District | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Bamboo; Glue | |
| Description | Small figurine of a cicada that is carved from a short section of a tree branch with just a few knife cuts to suggest the head and wings; Eyes are fashioned from two small wooden disks and glued to the body; Lower face and wings are painted red; Entire figure is mounted on pair of wheels which are also made from cross sections of a small tree branch and mounted on a cane rod axle; Cicada is stamped on its underside with artist’s and/or store’s stamp; Cicada is housed in a small wooden box with separate lid; Paper label on exterior of lid is stamped with additional markings in Japanese script. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Width = 3.7, Length = 5.4 | |