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CAS 0389-1361T   CAS 0389-1361T; Sake cup
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Sake cup
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain cup with pedestal bottom and sides that are vertical and then flare outward to rim; Design on side of three birds hovering over a nest with three eggs in it, rim is painted gold.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361U   CAS 0389-1361U; Sake cup
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Sake cup
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain cup with pedestal bottom and sides that are vertical and then flare outward to rim; Design on side of three birds hovering over a nest with three eggs in it, rim is painted gold.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361A,B   CAS 0389-1361A,B; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container with lid
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361C,D   CAS 0389-1361C,D; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container with lid
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361E,F   CAS 0389-1361E,F; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container 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 Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361G,H   CAS 0389-1361G,H; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container 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 Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361I,J   CAS 0389-1361I,J; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container 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 Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361K,L   CAS 0389-1361K,L; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container 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 Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1361M,N   CAS 0389-1361M,N; Sake container with lid
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake container 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 Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Porcelain container with vertical sides that slope in at shoulder or lid rest to rim; Design of flying birds over nests with eggs on lid and side of container; Handle on lid is porcelain in shape of seed or fruit with leaves, painted gold and green; Gold rim at shoulder on container and on rim of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number CAS 0425-0274   CAS 0425-0274; Sake jug
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Sake jug
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 Clay
Description Pale gray ceramic jug with flat bottom and vertical sides that slope inward at the high shoulder to a vertical neck with thick rim, older-style Japanese script painted on sides, including the word “water”; Clear glaze overall.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 23.1, Rim Diam = 3.5, Max Diam = 13.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0006-0017   CAS 2002-0006-0017; Ladle
Category Culinary Items; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description Ladle for dipping water, consisting of a cylindrical bowl made from a hollowed cross-section of bamboo stem that has been scraped and lightly carved to shape; Very long straight handle fashioned from bamboo splint is fitted into narrow slot on side of ladle's bowl and angles upward diagonally.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.4, Max Diam = 6.3, Length = 44.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0564-0006   CAS 0564-0006; Animated toy (2 boxers)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (2 boxers)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigment; Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.3, Width = 21.3, Thickness = 2.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0083   CAS 2008-0004-0083; Animated toy (2 faces)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (2 faces)
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; Paper; Paint; Ribbon
Description Pair of lacquered papier mache Noh theater-style masks depicting a white-faced, smiling woman with plump, rosy cheeks and a second individual with flesh-toned skin, large eyes, and an open mouth (as if whistling), both joined together but opposite each other by a strip of brown paper edged in green ribbon, allowing the two masks to be squeezed together like an accordion, and thus producing a faint whizzing sound though a small hole in the chin of the second mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.2, Width = 2.4, Length = 3.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0095   CAS 2008-0004-0095; Animated toy (boat on wagon)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (boat on wagon)
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 Wood; Paint; Reeds
Description Miniature wooden boat with blue, orange, and white striped exterior and orange interior and elongated prow, mounted on flatbed cart with four small orange wheels and reed axles; Artist’s signature is printed in gold paint on stern of boat.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Width = 4.7, Length = 12.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0234A,B   CAS 1993-0001-0234A,B; Animated toy (boy and girl)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (boy and girl)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nagano Prefecture
County
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 “neck”; 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

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0392   CAS 1993-0001-0392; Animated toy (carousel)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (carousel)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Osaka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1973
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Bamboo; Wood; Paper; Cotton string; Metal nail
Description Animated toy in the form of a carousel, in which four paper “dancers” dressed in black and white costumes stand on wooden crossbars, all beneath a round yellow paper roof with red banner around its perimeter; Carousel roof is mounted on bamboo rod which extends down through along piece of split bamboo; Shorter bamboo crossbar is secured in split of larger bamboo piece and string is tied to one end of crossbar, stretched forward and wrapped around carousel’s support rod, and then back to the opposite end of the bamboo crossbar; When either end of the crossbar is moved forward or backward, it causes the carousel to rotate; Possible shrine name is written in Japanese script on piece of wood that locks the split ends of the bamboo piece in place; Date is written on underside of split bamboo piece.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.6, Width = 7.4, Length = 19.3

Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0081A-C   CAS 2008-0004-0081A-C; Animated toy (cat and mouse in box)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (cat and mouse in box)
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 Wood; Papier mâché; Paper; Bamboo
Description A) Elongated rectangular wooden box with sliding lid on which a lacquered papier mache figurine of a black and white cat is perched; When lid is slid back to open the box, a small gray mouse figure that is mounted inside on a rolling mechanism pops up; Shop’s mark is stamped onto bottom of box; B,C) Elongated wooden box with separate lid that houses A; Artist’s signature is printed in black paint in interior of lid and shop’s mark is stamped in red ink.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.7, Width = 2.3, Length = 8.3

Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0085   CAS 2008-0004-0085; Animated toy (fan)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (fan)
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 Paper; Bamboo; Papier mâché [paper mache]
Description Miniature fan which telescopes into itself and when closed, appears to be a cylindrical firecracker on a wooden stick; By pushing on the stick, the fan opens to reveal a second paper cylinder and finally a very small figurine of the Goddess of Mercy in front of a gold foil paper disk that gradually unfurls; Exterior of fan is decorated with three painted images of feathers, and an orange and blue band around the top and bottom; Artist’s signature is printed in black ink on verso.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.6, Width = 7.1, Max Diam = 1.5

Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0018   CAS 2008-0004-0018; Animated toy (fish)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (fish)
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; Wire
Description Small lacquered papier mache figurine in the form of a fish swimming in a tub; Tub is painted gold on exterior with red painted rope encircling it at mid-level height; Interior of tub is painted blue to simulate water, and small orange fish is mounted in center on short wire spring, causing it to move with the slightest movement of the tub.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 3.7

Catalog Number CAS 1993-0001-0251   CAS 1993-0001-0251; Animated toy (fox)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Animated toy (fox)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Tokyo Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Oji; Shrine: Oji Inari Shrine
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1970s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Cardboard; Bamboo; Paint
Description Shadow puppet in the form of a cardboard cutout of a white fox shown, representing the messenger of Inari, the rice god, standing upright and dressed in a kabuki costume of a brown robe, as worn by Ishikawa Danjuro, who died in 1903 but who, during his lifetime, frequently visited the Oji Shrine to pray for the success of his theatrical career; A role in “Shibaraku” was among one of his most famous and the play is among “18 Famous Plays” reserved only for the Danjuro family; In this toy, the fox is shown holding holding a bamboo stick which moves up and down when one of the bamboo sticks on which he is mounted is moved up and down, recreating a motion from the play; On the fox’s kimono is printed an image of concentric squares, representing “3 rice measures,” another reference to Inari.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 18.8, Width = 10.8, Thickness = 0.5
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