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CAS 2006-0009-0012 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Burnishing tool | |
| 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 | Cardboard; Plant fiber; Paper string | |
| Description | Burnishing tool comprising a black cardboard disk that is wrapped on one face with a large roughly textured leaf that is folded over the edges of the disk and the ends of the leaf wrapped to form a handle that is positioned across the back of disk; The folds of the leaf handle are secured with three lengths of paper twine. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.1, Max Diam = 12.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
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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| 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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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0210 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Cart model | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Mie Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Ise | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Grass; Foil paper; Cordage | |
| Description | Miniature wooden cart; Main beam is wrapped in woven grass mat. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.3, Width = 11.8, Length = 22.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0211 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Cart model | |
| 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. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Grass; Foil paper; Cordage | |
| Description | Miniature wooden cart mounted on two wheel, carrying a wooden beam that is wrapped in a woven tatami mat; Ends of the crossbeams of the cart are wrapped in gold foil; Wooden beam is secured to the cart with two lengths of commercial, multi-plied white cordage; Two bamboo plaques with Japanese script are attached to front of cart; Length of commercial, multi-plied red and white cordage is tied to cart for pulling it. This is souvenir model of lumber transport used during Gosengu [rebuilding of shrine], when buildings, imperial treasures, costumes and furniture are all renewed; Ever since inner shrine (Kotai Jingu) for goddess Amaterasu and outer shrine (Toyouke Dai Jingu) for gods of agricultural harvest were built in Ise, Gosengu has been held; Emperor Tenmu ordered the ceremony done ''every 20 years''; First held by Emperor Jito, ca. 1280 years ago. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.9, Width = 11.8, Length = 22.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0350 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Catfish (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tochigi Prefecture | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.7, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 17.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0147 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Chain of 5 bells | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yamanashi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kofu; Shrine: Mitake Kanazakura | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint; String | |
| Description | Five round clay bells, each with a narrow slit at the bottom and a perforated hole at the top, through which a string is strung; Each bell is painted gold; Traditionally, it was thought that if one of these bells was accidentally broken, a child would be cured of worms. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.0, Length = 9.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0348 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Chicken on wheels (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Fukushima Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Miharu | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1969 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Wood; Bamboo; Paint | |
| Description | Papier mâché figurine of a chicken (white body, black tail, red head comb) mounted on two large wooden wheels on a bamboo axle; Outside faces of wheels are painted red, yellow, and green. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.6, Width = 8.0, Depth = 9.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0007 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Clapper (lion head) | |
| 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; Paint; Cordage | |
| Description | Miniature handheld lion head clapper, the lower portion carved from wood and partially painted, and the upper part assembled from several pieces of paper mache; Lion’s head is painted black, gray, and pale blue with rose-colored ears and yellow eye sockets; The upper and lower sections are hinged together with a short piece of very thin, plied cordage. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Width = 3.1, Length = 7.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1995-0007-0004A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Clappers | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of wooden hand-held, paddle-like clappers, painted orange with black and yellow strikers on each face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.0, Thickness = 2.9, Length = 18.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
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 | |
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| 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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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0007-0008A-D |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Clay discs (4) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 3.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0035 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Container | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Miniature bowl-shaped container, turned on a lathe from a single piece of wood; Round vessel has flat base and flaring sides and sets atop a flat disk; Exterior is painted white and decorated with numerous stylized green and orange floral motifs; Interior is unpainted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.6, Max Diam = 2.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0018 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Metal; Paint; Commercial cord | |
| Description | Small cylindrical kokeshi-like doll carved from a single piece of wood; Face, body, and headdress are painted on with black ink; Figure wears a coin tied around its neck on a red string; Single kanji carved on back reads 為 (nasu: “to form, constitute, create or produceâ€). *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 = 10.0, Max Diam = 2.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0354 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kumamoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Hinaku (Hinagu); Hot Spring Resort | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Cloth; Paint; Nails; Cardboard | |
| Description | Primitive female doll, the cylindrical body fashioned from a single piece of wood in the one-knife or ittobori technique; Simple arms and legs are wooden slats fastened to the body by small strips of red cotton fabric nailed to the body; Red apron with floral motif, typically worn by little boys, is painted on front of doll; This toy is named after Benta, the first man who made this type of doll, and/or after Okinjo, the woman who supposedly modeled for it. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Max Diam = 3.3 |
| 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 | |
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| 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 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0248 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll (girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paper; Commercial fabric; Clay (?); Synthetic hair; Synthetic grass; Commercial cordage | |
| Description | Modern style doll depicting a young fieldworker girl, shown carrying a burden basket on her back (filled with synthetic grass) and a wide woven hat in her left hand; Doll’s torso is made of paper with clay (?) legs and feet, arms, and head added; Doll is dressed in plain red undergarment, purple print over-garment, and a black print jacket; Black synthetic hair is cut shoulder length and is covered with a white cloth wrapping; One or more Japanese characters are printed on head wrapping; Figure is mounted on rectangular black lacquered wooden base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.0, Width = 5.3, Depth = ca. 5.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0268 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll (girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nagano Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Komora | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Corn husk | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.5, Width = 4.7, Depth = 4.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0277A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll (girl) | |
| 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. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Sawdust; Glue; Commercial fabric; Clay; Synthetic hair; Paper | |
| Description | Commercially made doll whose hollow body is made of pressed sawdust and dressed in richly colored fabric that is glued to the underlying body form, representing a kimono that is imprinted with a series of gold hexagonal shapes on a white background and an orange-colored outer garment that covers the front and back; Small plastic hands are attached at the bottom of each sleeve; Separate head is of slipcast ceramic with facial features delicately painted; Black synthetic hair is glued to forehead, sides and top of head and an additional bundle is tied in a large loop atop the head and decorated with a strip of red paper; Dolls of this form were traditionally handmade with clay and dressed in actual cloth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.3, Width = 14.7, Depth = 7.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0209 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll (girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tottori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kurayoshi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint | |
| Description | Papier mâché female doll in a standing position, wearing a red kimono and a black obi: Hakota is a regional word to describe a naive country girl, and according to tradition, this type of doll expresses the charm and modesty of girls from Kurayoshi; This type of doll also resembles a kokeshi doll in form; A red kimono is also representative of a servant girl; Artist’s name(?) is written in Japanese script on back of figurine. See CAS 1993-0001-0335 for an earlier and smaller example of this same doll. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.7, Width = 7.9, Depth = 6.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0267 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll (woman) | |
| 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 | Paper; Wood; Ink; String; Glue | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.6, Width = 7.3, Length = 6.8 | |
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