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Catalog Number CAS 2018-0004-0010A,B   CAS 2018-0004-0010A,B; Shadow puppet on stand
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Shadow puppet on stand
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Bali
County
Other Geographic Data Interior of the island
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Horn; Lime
Description A: Shadow puppet carved from very thin piece of turtle shell; B: Round stand for puppet; Wayang shadow puppet from Indonesia; Small two-dimensional figure intricately carved from a very thin piece of tortoise shell, with fine line detail carved into the body of the puppet for light to shine through; Stands on a squat black hourglass-shaped horn base with a small slit in the center in which the bottom portion of the shadow puppet fits; White band of lime wraps around the most narrow aspect of the base; Wayang refers to a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, which tells a dramatic story by casting shadows through these puppets; During a performance, the puppet characters are rear-projected onto a screen, while being manipulated by a “dalang” (shadow artist) to show movement and tell the story; The character depicted here is possibly Petruk, one of the punakawan; The punakawan are servants to the gods, and typically separate from the main storyline, they can be included in any of the wayang kulit performances; These characters are known for their own unique scenes called the “gara gara,” which add comic relief and often social service information to the epic storylines.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.3, Width = 4.2, Thickness = 0.1, Max Diam = 2.5
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0004-0011A,B   CAS 2018-0004-0011A,B; Shadow puppet on stand
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Shadow puppet on stand
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Bali
County
Other Geographic Data Interior of the island
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Horn; Lime
Description A: Shadow puppet carved from very thin piece of turtle shell; B: Round stand for puppet; Wayang shadow puppet from Indonesia; Small two-dimensional figure intricately carved from a very thin piece of tortoise shell, with fine line detail carved into the body of the puppet for light to shine through; Stands on a squat black hourglass-shaped horn base with a small slit in the center in which the bottom portion of the shadow puppet fits; White band of lime wraps around the most narrow aspect of the base; Wayang refers to a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, which tells a dramatic story by casting shadows through these puppets; During a performance, the puppet characters are rear-projected onto a screen, while being manipulated by a “dalang” (shadow artist) to show movement and tell the story; The character depicted here is possibly Semar, one of the punakawan; The punakawan are servants to the gods, and typically separate from the main storyline, they can be included in any of the wayang kulit performances; These characters are known for their own unique scenes called the “gara gara,” which add comic relief and often social service information to the epic storylines.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Width = 5.6, Thickness = 0.1, Max Diam = 2.5
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0004-0012   CAS 2018-0004-0012; Garuda figure
Category Carvings
Object Name Garuda figure
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Bali
County
Other Geographic Data Interior of the island
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal; Wood; Cotton string; Paint
Description Hand crafted Balinese statue made of wood, covered with Chinese coins; The statue depicts the Hindu god Garuda in dragon form; The Hindu narrative tells of many gods in their faith, Garuda being the form of one transmorphic animistic god, the one who watched over the people of the household; Used as a symbol of protection; The head of the Garuda is formed of carved wood, primarily painted in red with white and gold accents; Entire figure is sitting on a tapered rectangular carved wooden base, which is painted black and decorated with shallow carvings; The tail point of the Garuda is also carved wood, decorated in red and gold paint; Black Chinese coins connected with white string cover the wooden elements, save the feet, horn, head, and tail point of the Garuda.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.5, Width = 7.3, Length = 23.3
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0004-0013   CAS 2018-0004-0013; Garuda figure with mounted deity
Category Carvings
Object Name Garuda figure with mounted deity
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Bali
County
Other Geographic Data Interior of the island
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal; Wood; Cotton string
Description Hand crafted Balinese statue made of wood, covered with Chinese coins; The statue depicts the Hindu god Garuda in dragon form; The Hindu narrative tells of many gods in their faith, Garuda being the form of one transmorphic animistic god, the one who watched over the people of the household; Used as a symbol of protection; The Garuda carries the god Vishnu on his back, depicted here; The head of the Garuda is formed of unpainted intricately carved wood; Entire figure is sitting on a tapered rectangular carved wooden base, which is decorated with shallow carvings and also unpainted; Black Chinese coins connected with string cover the wooden elements, save the feet, horn, head, and tail point of the Garuda, as well as the head and hands of Vishnu, which are fashioned out of carved unpainted wood, similar to the head of the Garuda.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 30.4, Width = 10.0, Length = 17.6
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0004-0014   CAS 2018-0004-0014; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Bali
County
Other Geographic Data Interior of the island
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint; Hide; Cotton string; Rubber; Metal pin; Adhesive
Description Mask carved from single piece of wood; Narrow eye slits along the lower edges of each eye allow for the wearing to see; Nostrils are also open; Eyebrows and mustache are cut from pieces of hide and glued in place; Mustache is also secured with small metal nail in center; Hair is carved in bas relief and painted black; Small gold crown at top center of head is also carved in bas relief and painted; Black rubber band attached to back with cotton string to keep mask in place on wearer’s face.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.1, Width = 14.0, Length = 5.1
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0015   CAS 2018-0006-0015; Bowl
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kanagawa Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Lacquer
Description Small, shallow Odawara lacquerware bowl carved from single piece of wood and covered in lacquer; Square shape with corners trimmed to create a rounded octagon; Bowl has slightly downward-sloping sides, and straight-edged rim; No identifying markings. Odawara lacquerware is a government-designated traditional craft from the city of Odawara, that can be traced back to the mid-Muromachi Period (1338-1573); The Odawara style of lacquerware allows the beauty of the underlying wood to clearly shine through by rubbing lacquer into wood that has been shaved using a potter’s wheel, followed by lacquer painting methods that make use of the coarse wood grains; Using these methods, the grain is not covered, and can be seen in its genuine form; Odawara lacquerware does not feature ornate designs and vivid coloring, but emphasizes the raw beauty of the wood grain.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Width = 20.9, Length = 20.8
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0016   CAS 2018-0006-0016; Musical instrument (percussion)
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Musical instrument (percussion)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Cotton string
Description Binzasara (編木 or 板ざさら),* also known as a kokiriko (小切り子), a musical percussion instrument composed of multiple wooden slats strung together between two handles with thick white cordage, which is tied in a knot at the end at the base of one of the handles; Wooden slats are only attached at one end, creating a piece that is very flexible and allowing the slats to knock against one another; Stamped above both handles and repeated on reverse side are traditional Japanese hiragana characters reading “kokiriko” and “sasara" (an abbreviated form of the instrument’s name “binzasara”); Traditionally used to accompany folk songs and dances, especially dengaku (田楽), rice planting celebrations. *Non-Roman alphabet characters, such as the Japanese characters included here, are not legible in the online listing, but instead appear as a series of question marks.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.9, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 85.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 2018-0006-0017   CAS 2018-0006-0017; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic jar in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Squat, bulbous vase with high, wide and rounded shoulder, which rises to a very short, wide mouth, with a slightly flared lip; Decorated with inlaid chrysanthemums, which traditionally represent health and well-being, and bamboo trees; The chrysanthemums exhibit the traditional inlaying technique with flowers in white and red slip, whereas the stalks and leaves are expressed in fine black, as are the bamboo trees; The human form is subtly represented in Korean pottery; Here, the wide shoulder and stockiness of the vase (mae-byeong) represents the masculine form; The rich jade-green color shows off the fine pattern of cracks (crazing), which is often characteristic of Korean celadon; Korean characters are painted on the base. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.3, Max Diam = 15.0
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0018   CAS 2018-0006-0018; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic jar in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Small, round jar with high shoulder that rises to a short, narrow neck with a slightly flared lip; Neck is flanked by two small ring handles; Body of the vase is decorated with inlaid clouds and cranes, a motif which is associated with Buddhism; Both encircled and non-encircled cranes are shown, which traditionally represent female and male animals, respectively; Lotus flower petals decorate the top of the vase, just below the neck; The human form is subtly represented in Korean pottery; Here, the wide shoulder and stockiness of the vase (mae-byeong) represents the masculine form; Korean characters are painted just above the rim of the base. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.1, Max Diam = 14.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 2018-0006-0019   CAS 2018-0006-0019; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic jar in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Small, squat jar with very short neck and small, slightly flared mouth; Decorated with inlaid cranes and clouds, a motif that is associated with Buddhism; The crane designs have not been encircled, a motif that traditionally represent male animals; Design band is accented with double white fine line border on both the top and bottom; The human form is subtly represented in Korean pottery; Here, the wide shoulder and stockiness of the vase (mae-byeong) represents the masculine form. Single Korean character painted on the base; Sticker reading “Korea” stuck on base. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Max Diam = 9.1
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0020A-C   CAS 2018-0006-0020A-C; Tea cup with lid and strainer
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Tea cup with lid and strainer
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic tea cup in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Tea cup with lid and a removable ceramic infuser nested inside; Cup is small and squat, with a low, bulbous neck and a narrow base; Lid hangs a bit over the mouth of the cup and bulges slightly at the top, where it is decorated with a chrysanthemum flower, encircled in black and white, surrounded by cranes and clouds; Exterior of cup is decorated in an inlaid crane and cloud motif, which is associated with Buddhism; The crane designs are primarily white, with black fine line detail used for the feet, tail feathers, and facial features; Cranes are not encircled, a motif which traditionally represents male animals; Removable infuser is slipped green on upper 3/4, both inside and out, but is otherwise undecorated; It is unslipped on the interior and exterior bottom where it has multiple small perforations to allow the tea to seep; Infuser nests inside cup supported by its own rim which extends over the rim of the cup; Lid completely covers infuser; Korean characters are painted on the base. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors; Compare to tea cup CAS 2019-0004-0026A-C which was collected together with this tea cup.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 8.9
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0021A,B   CAS 2018-0006-0021A,B; Bowl with lid
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl with lid
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic bowl in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Short, round bowl with rounded lid probably designed as a cosmetic box; Lid is decorated with a cloud and crane motif, which is associated with Buddhism; The crane designs have not been encircled, a motif that traditionally represents male animals; At apex of lid there is a by double black fine line circle, a design that is mirrored at the base of the lid and just below the mouth of the base; Flower-like shape framing single Korean character is stamped just above the rim of the base. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 7.1
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0022   CAS 2018-0006-0022; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic jar in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Tall vase with bulbous body and long, slender neck that ends in a slightly flared, flat mouth; Decorated with inlaid cloud and crane designs, motifs that are associated with Buddhism; Cranes traditionally represent immorality, and when they are not encircled traditionally represent male animals; The bottom of the vase is decorated in lotus flower petals around the base; The human form is subtly represented in Korean pottery; Here the long slender shape of the vase with a gentle slope at the bottom (ju-byeong) expresses the voluptuous beauty of femininity; Flower-like shape framing single Korean character is stamped on base. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 37.2, Max Diam = 16.8
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0023   CAS 2018-0006-0023; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Korean
Global Region East Asia
Country Korea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Ceramic bowl in the celadon (cheongja) tradition; Small, shallow, hexagon-shaped bowl with raised, narrow base; Exterior is decorated with cranes that have not been encircled, a motif that traditionally represents male animals; Interior of bowl is also decorated with male cranes, flying over tall stalks of rice and grass blowing in the wind; Cranes and rice stalk designs exhibit the traditional inlaying technique in white slip, while the feet and beaks of the cranes and grass are expressed in fine black; Color of rim is more faded than interior and exterior; No identifying markings. The celadon tradition was begun in China and perfected in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392 CE); Typified by their pale green or blue-green luster reminiscent of jade and a super smooth glaze, celadon pieces were traditionally decorated with a variety of techniques, including carvings, incising, impressing and an intricate inlay technique unique to Korea known as sanggam, where designs are carved on the surface and colored clay inlaid before applying the slip; The layers are then carved away to reveal the varying colors.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.9, Max Diam = 16.2
Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0024   CAS 2018-0006-0024; Marionette
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Marionette
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Myanmar (Burma)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Commercial fabric; String
Description Marionette of a man constructed of wood, in sections, with joints at the neck, waist, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees; Facial features are painted in red and black; He wears a red headpiece carved with a garuda face with bared teeth and embellished with gold and green paint; Outfit includes long-sleeved blouse and shoes constructed of light green velvet fabric; Outer pants are a thin, light yellow fabric, embellished with multi-colored sequins; Legs are covered in brown fabric under middle layer of wide-legged pants in faded pink and gold with mismatched commercial embroidered fabric; Stiff gold chest covering is cut to resemble leaves and embellished with gold, red, silver and green sequins; Lower body has a similar covering embellished with sequins, and glass jewels; Right hands is curled into a fist, left hand has fingers extended straight; Fingernails are painted red and fingers are outlined in red; Strings are attached to both sides of headdress, back of neck, upper back, elbows, wrists, hips, thighs and feet, connected with a wooden “H” shaped hand controller.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 66.5, Width = 28.0, Length = 12.6
Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0005A,B   CAS 2019-0004-0005A,B; Fish trap basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Fish trap basket
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nagano Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Komagane
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Paint
Description Large basketry fish trap with rectangular base woven in plain weave; High shoulder with a short neck, wide rime, and large mouth; A removable smaller open diamond weave “net” basket nests inside the mouth; This “net” basket is concave, allowing fish to easily swim inside but not be able to get back out.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.3, Width = 17.5, Length = 27.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 2019-0004-0006   CAS 2019-0004-0006; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description Long narrow rice winnowing basket; Material is woven into a loop at one end, while open end is formed into a flattened, elongated loop; Geometric dark brown design woven into the lighter brown fibers.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.7, Max Diam = 9.5, Length = 65.5
Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0007A-E   CAS 2019-0004-0007A-E; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description Three-tiered bamboo lunch basket; Three separate containers are stacked together, held in place by a coil-wrapped handle that fits through two loops at the side of each; Coil-wrapped lid with small loop in the center fits over the top container.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.9, Max Diam = 15.0
Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0008A,B   CAS 2019-0004-0008A,B; Box with lid
Category Vessels
Object Name Box with lid
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Papier mâché [paper mache]; Wood; Paint; Metal
Description Large round rice powder box; Removable lid has small wooden knob in center; Box is yellow in color; Top of lid is painted with a scene of a small, open house with people inside, along with multiple people in front of the house, against a backdrop of mountains and trees.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.7, Max Diam = 20.2
Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0009   CAS 2019-0004-0009; Bowl
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Lacquer
Description Small, round wooden bowl with low, rounded sides; Interior base of bowl is decorated with bas relief of a branch with leaves and a flower in red; Entire bowl besides flower decoration is painted a dark reddish brown; Kanji on bottom read 鎌倉彫 (kamakura bori: “Kamakura carvings”). *Non-Roman alphabet characters are not legible in the online listing. Japanese characters, such as those included here, appear as a series of question marks. Other scripts, such as Greek letters, may appear as Roman letters but be inaccurately transcribed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 16.7
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