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Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0025A,B   CAS 2008-0004-0025A,B; Paddles
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Paddles
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Kyoto
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint; Paper
Description Pair of handheld wooden paddles, each carved from a flat piece of wood, forming an elongated handle and a wide flat, paddle board; The larger of the two (A) has a blue handle and is painted with a stylized orange and green floral motif on one face and a group of seated people in a classroom-like arrangement on the opposite face; Possible artist’s signature is written in black ink on face with floral design; The smaller paddle (B) is also painted with three rows of people, also in an apparent classroom-like arrangement on one face, and a stylized table (?) on the opposite face; Possible artist’s signature is written in black ink on piece of paper glued to paddle’s unpainted handle.
Dimensions (cm) Width = A=3.5; B=3.4, Thickness = A=0.3; B=0.3, Length = A=11.7; B=9.6