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| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0228A,B | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Guitar with stand (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Okinawa Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Plastic; Fabric | |
| Description | Cheap commercial reproduction of traditional stringed instrument whose body is traditionally made from ebony and black pine and covered with snakeskin; This type of instrument probably originated in the Chinese province of Fukien before the late 16th Century, when it was introduced to Japan via Okinawa. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = B=1.7, Width = A=5.1; B=4.9, Thickness = A=2.7, Length = A=25.5; B=4.9 |
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CAS 1993-0001-0229 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Gate model | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Miniature model of a torii gate, which marks the entrance of nearly all Shinto shrines and represents the transition from the profane to the sacred; Assembled from several pieces of wood, this model consists of two rows of pillars (2 short ones and a taller center one) with crossbars linking the pillars in each row; Shorter pillars are topped with square caps; Larger central pillars are joined by a heavy lintel with upturned ends; Pillars are all painted orange, while the caps on the smaller pillars and the upper portion of the lintel are painted brown; Ridge line of lintel is painted black; Pair of wooden plaques suspended from center of lintel bear several Japanese characters, possibly identify the location of this particular gate. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Width = 11.2, Depth = 5.8 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0230 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (whistle and drum) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aichi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nagoya | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Wood; Paper; Paint; String | |
| Description | Bamboo whistle on front of which is attached a paper pinwheel, paper figure of boy, and upright paper drum; Air escaping whistle causes pinwheel to spin, causing figure of boy to spin and wooden beads on ends of his arms to strike the drum. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.9, Width = 9.4, Depth = 11.9 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0231A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Clappers, lion heads (toys) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yamagata Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Tsuruoka | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; String | |
| Description | Handheld clappers in form of stylized lion heads, each made from two pieces of flat wood tied together at the jaws so they will make clapping sounds when shaken; Predominant use of orange paint on (A) indicates intended use by a young girl, whereas black paint on (B) indicates intended use by a young boy. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.4, Width = 6.8, Length = 17.7 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0232 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Stick and ball (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Mie Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Ise | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; String | |
| Description | Carved and painted wooden ball tethered with string to a handled hammer-like wooden device with two concave surfaces into which the ball is tossed and caught. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Width = 5.3, Length = 15.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0233 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (snake inside gourd) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Gourd; Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; Commercial nylon string | |
| Description | Small double-lobed gourd hollowed out with circular opening cut into one side; Small papier mâché figurine of a snake, white with red mouth and silver X designs, sits inside, curled up but with its head raised and facing out; A piece of red nylon string has been wrapped around the gourd and tied in a bow to the side of the opening. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.6, Max Diam = 4.8 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0234A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (boy and girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nagano Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Walnut shells; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of miniature male and female dolls made to resemble kokeshi dolls, except the bodies of these are made from walnut shells whose ends have been cut off so they will stand flat, and the opposite end has been drilled out to accept a very narrow diameter stick that serves as each doll’s neck; The actual head of each doll was formed on a lathe, painted, and then mounted on the end of the “neckâ€; A: Male doll; Face is painted with narrow black eyes, tiny red mouth, and tuft of black hair at sides of head, and black hair on top of head cut in star-shaped pattern; B: Female doll; Head is similar to A except a black hat with pink circle on front covers most of her hair; Back of each figure bears Japanese writing in white paint. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 2.4, Depth = 2.6 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0235 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Whale on wheels (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kochi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Papier mâché figurine of a black and white baleen whale painted on its underside to depict ocean waves and mounted on a wooden base with four stationary wooden wheels. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.4, Width = 7.6, Length = 7.1 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0236 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (horse) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Unidentified plant fiber; Metal bell; Thread | |
| Description | Figurine of a horse in standing position, carved from a single piece of wood; Figure is unpainted except for red ears and mouth and black eyes, and various pieces of skirting, painted in colors of yellow, blue, white, red, and green; Bundles of straw-colored plant fibers are attached to represent the mane and tail; Small silver metal bell on purple thread is attached just below horse’s head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.4, Width = 3.1, Length = 5.6 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0237 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine (cat) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache] | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Width = 5.6, Length = 10.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0238 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine (horse) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yamanashi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Straw; Paper; String; Cloth; Wood | |
| Description | Standing horse figurine fashioned from straw and decorated with cloth, string, and paper; Rider is fashioned from folded paper; All mounted on wooden base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.7, Width = 4.3, Length = 14.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0239 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll (girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Commercial fabric; Synthetic hair; Clay; Papier mâché | |
| Description | Modern style commercially made doll of a young woman standing by a wooden mortar and holding a wooden pestle for pounding rice; Doll is lavishly dressed in ornately printed fabric kimono that is mostly black with gold, red, and white designs on the bottom and whose top and sleeves is gold and white; Both top and bottom of the kimono are lined with red fabric; Doll also wears around her waist an obi with a red and gold checkerboard pattern; The clay face is delicately painted with facial features, and synthetic hair is pulled into a small bundle just above the forehead, while one lock hangs along each side of the face and the rest is pulled back and tied behind the head and left to fall down her back; Doll is mounted on a black lacquered rectangular wooden base; Japanese inscription on clear acetate or cellophane tape is attached to front of mortar. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.4, Width = 12.2, Depth = 9.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0240 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurine (horse) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Chofu; Temple: Jindai-ji | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Straw; Ribbon; Cloth; Cord | |
| Description | Standing horse figurine fashioned from straw and decorated with orange ribbon, blue cloth, and brown/white striped cord; This toy is known as a “Red Horse,†based on a poem | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.2, Width = 4.0, Length = 12.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0241A,B |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Votive plaque with stand | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ibaraki Prefecture (?) | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Flat votive board in the form of a highly stylized horse, depicted by a few simple lines and brush strokes; Body of horse is predominantly red with a yellow mane; Saddle originally suggested by 2 wooden slats inserted upright into shallow slots on horse's back (now missing); Figure is mounted on wooden base that is painted red, yellow, and black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.5, Depth = 9.5, Thickness = 12.4, Length = 12.4 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0242 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (water buffalo) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shimane Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 3.6, Length = 11.1 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0243A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kokeshi dolls (2) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1952 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of miniature and non-traditional kokeshi dolls (male and female) with movable heads, each doll carved from a single piece of wood with a barrel-shaped torso and a large round head; All facial features and clothing are painted; A: female dressed in an undergarment of kasuri (ikat-dyed blue and white cotton) and a red kimono with numerous floral motifs; Her hair is cut short at the neck with short bangs on the front, and she wears a black and red pillbox hat; B: Male dressed in an undergarment of kasuri (ikat-dyed black and white cotton) and a black or blue kimono with floral motifs; His hair is cut short in a bowl-shaped style. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.3, Width = 3.8, Depth = 3.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0244 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aichi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nagoya | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Cloth; String; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Animated carving of a rabbit, painted white and wearing a red cloth garment and standing on a wooden platform while pounding mochi (rice); Platform is mounted on upright pole with crosspiece connected to rabbit by length of string; Raising and lowering the crosspiece pulls on string, causing rabbit to raise and lower its mochi pounder, striking the bowl in front of it. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.1, Width = 6.8, Depth = 13.7 |
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CAS 1993-0001-0245A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman on stand) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Lacquer | |
| Description | Empress and emperor dolls, each carved in a spherical shape and painted in lacquer paints; Empress wears a rust-colored kimono and emperor wears small green hat and black kimono; Both dolls sit on a rectangular wooden base that is painted black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Max Diam = 3.6 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0246 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Carriage (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kagawa Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Commercial fabric; Plastic beads; Glue; Commercial cord; Paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.7, Width = 10.5, Depth = 8.4 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0247 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (squid atop jar) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Awaju | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Squid; Ribbon; Paint; Wood; Beads | |
| Description | Small barrel-shaped clay jar with an embossed image of a squid appliquéd to the side and a small actual squid perched atop rim; Squid is decorated with pair of turquoise-colored eyes made from beads and white painted eyebrows; A piece of white ribbon is wrapped around the squid’s head; Squid holds a miniature pencil among its arms; Extensive Japanese writing is incised on the side of the jar; length of commercial multi-plied orange cordage is tied around jar’s rim. See CAS 1993-0001-0327 for a nearly identical piece made by the same artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.4, Width = 4.3, Max Diam = 3.9 | |
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