| Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0084A-C |
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| Category |
Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Rice shovel in box (toy) |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Kyoto Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Kyoto |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; String; Paper; Metal: Brass nail |
| Description |
Miniature shovel of the type used for shoveling rice, made entirely of wood; Flat rectangular shovel has two small crosspieces and a long wooden handle that is pegged to one of the crosspieces at an oblique angle; Handle is decorated with a small ring of twisted string, a paper insect (?), and a tassel of wood shavings; Shovel is held in elongated wooden box with separate lid, and the exterior of the lid is imprinted in black ink with artist’s signature or other documentation about the contents; Both the box and the shovel are unpainted. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = A=2.4; B,C=4.2, Thickness = A=1.0; B,C=2.7, Length = A=15.8; B,C=17.4 |