Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0073 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattle (stacked boxes) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kyoto | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; Rice; Paper | |
| Description | Three boxes of decreasing sizes, each consisting of a flat-bottom box with rounded corners and a flat, oversized lid; Sides of each box and the tops of corresponding lids are painted with blue and orange feather-like motifs; The largest box contains a small number of rice grains to make a rattling sound when they are shaken; The three boxes are stacked atop each other (largest on bottom) and then bundled together with a length of paper “stringâ€; Artist’s signature is printed in black ink on side of largest box; N.B.: Each box and lid are secured only by the bundle wrapping; the component parts are not individually attached to each other. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Width = 3.3, Length = 4.5 | |