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CAS 2008-0004-0057A,B   CAS 2008-0004-0057A,B; Figurines (woman and young girl)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurines (woman and young girl)
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 Papier mâché; Paint
Description Pair of nearly identical lacquered figurines (one larger, one small), depicting a standing woman and a standing young girl, both dressed in long red kimonos with blue edging around sleeves and collar and tied in back with a blue cord; Each figure’s hair is closely cropped; Artist’s signature is printed in gold paint on reverse of larger figure; Smaller figure is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.3, Width = 2.3, Depth = 1.7