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CAS 2008-0004-0079A,B | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (emperor and empress) | |
| 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; Wood; Paper | |
| Description | Pair of lacquered papier mache figurines depicting the seated Emperor and Empress, both on low wooden platforms; The Emperor wears a dark blue undergarment and a light blue outer robe, with red lining along the cuffs; A small black hat sits atop his black hair, and he holds a gold staff in front of himself in clenched hands; His platform is painted white or pale yellow, except for the front which is decorated with a series of small orange squares; Artist’s signature is printed in gold paint on reverse side of figure; The Empress wears a coral-colored undergarment and a blue gray outer robe with coral colored trim around the collar and down the front; She wears a gold hat or crown atop her hair and holds an open gold fan at her front; Her platform is painted orange and the front edge is decorated with a series of orange X’s inside black squares; Artist’s signature is printed in black paint on reverse side of figure. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.4, Width = 5.3, Depth = 3.9 | |
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CAS 2008-0004-0080 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (emperor and empress) | |
| 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; Wood; Paper | |
| Description | Pair of lacquered papier mache figurines depicting the seated Emperor and Empress, both on a single low wooden platform; The two figures are similar dressed in white outer robes with blue, orange, and gold decorative markings; The Emperor wears an blue undergarments and a black hat and is holding a gold staff in his folded hands; The Empress wears an orange undergarment and a gold hat or crown and holds an open fan at her front; The seating platform is painted black; Artist’s signature is printed in black paint on reverse side of the Emperor. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.4, Width = 6.6, Depth = 2.8 | |
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CAS 2019-0004-0014A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (emperor, empress and boy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Set of three lacquered papier maché figurines depicting seated Emperor and Empress, and a standing boy; The Emperor and Empress are dressed in colorful outer robes with gold decorative markings; The Emperor wears a tall gold hat and is holding a gold staff; The Empress wears a red undergarment and holds an open fan at her front; The boy wears red robes decorated with flowers and panels of gold arches, and a tall conical gold hat; A=Emperor; B=Empress; C=Boy. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=6.9; B=4.9; C=7.5, Width = A=5.4; B=5.6; C=4.0, Thickness = A=; B=; C=, Length = A=8.2; B=11.4; C=5.8 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0103A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (ewe and ram goats) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aichi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nagoya | |
| Maker's Name | Noda Suekichi (died 1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | A: Mold-pressed clay figurine of a goat ram, seemingly standing on its hind legs and wearing a pale blue undergarment and a long, gray overcoat with red lining in the sleeves; He holds a silver staff in his right “handâ€, his head is painted white and his horns are blue; An illegible stamped mark is impressed on the back of the figurine; B: Mold-impressed clay figurine of a goat ewe, also seemingly standing on her hind legs and wearing a pale blue undergarment and a long gray-green overcoat with red lining in the sleeves; She holds a staff or fan in her right “handâ€, and her face and horns are painted similarly to those of the ram and a similar stamped mark is impressed on the side of her undergarment. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.0, Width = 3.5, Depth = 3.3 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0095A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (god of education and water buffalo) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Fukuoka | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kita-Kyushu Moji-Ku (Ward) | |
| Maker's Name | Yanase Shigetomo (died 1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Width = 3.0, Depth = 2.1 | |
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CAS 1993-0007-0009A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (male and female genitalia) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.6, Length = 5.6 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0295A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman on stand) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Fukui Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Region: Hokuriku; City: Ono; Awara Hot Springs | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Simple carvings, probably representing a man and woman, each dressed in a mino, a straw rain and snow cape; Figurines are unpainted except for their white faces and a white stripe around their sleeves; Figures stand on separate rectangular wooden base that is painted black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Width = 8.3, Depth = 5.9 | |
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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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| 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 1993-0001-0312A-E |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman on stand) in lidded box | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nara Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Yoshino | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Cherry and other wood; Paint | |
| Description | A,B: Rectangular wooden box with separate lid, assembled from several pieces and glued together; Several Japanese characters and a shop mark are stamped on the exterior of the lid in either red or black ink; C: Small figurine of a man in standing position, minimally carved from a section of a cherry tree branch, with the natural bark incorporated into the carving to represent the figure’s cloak; Bark has been removed on front and painted blue, green, and white to depict the inner side of the cloak; The figure’s head has been carved with a lathe from one end of the branch and painted with delicate facial features, black painted hair cropped just above the neck and a gold crown or helmet held in place with painted red cord that extends down the side of the head; Double length of commercial multi-ply purple cordage is wrapped around figure’s waist and tied at front; D: Female figure similar to male figure except the interior of her cloak is red, yellow and white, secured with double length of red cordage around waist; Female figure does not wear anything on her head; E: Rectangular wooden block painted along front edge only to serve as platform base for the two figures. Pre-printed explanatory text (in Japanese) on yellow paper accompanies figures. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Width = 7.1, Depth = 3.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0219A-D |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman with head covers) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood: bamboo; Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; String; Glue | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 3.7, Length = 6.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0158A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Okayama Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=8.2; B=8.0, Width = A=8.6; B=8.8, Length = A=6.8; B=7.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0090A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=57; B=5.3, Width = A=5.5; B=3.8, Length = A=5.3; B=4.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0221A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Tchoku | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | prior to 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Press-molded clay figurines: one an emperor, seated on a low platform with his hands folded across his chest and wearing a blue and gold kimono and a black hat; the other an empress, seated on a low platform holding a fan in front of her and wearing a rose-colored and gold kimono, a red undergarment, and a gold hair ornament. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.9, Width = 16.0, Depth = 8.5 | |
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CAS 2006-0009-0006A-F |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (man and woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Okayama Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kurashiki | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Papier mâché; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | Pair of papier mâché figurines depicting the masked men who lead the parade of portable shrines from the Achi Shrine of Kurashiki City, held on the third Saturday and Sunday of October; The masks depict an elderly man and woman, each standing in a bent over position and waving paper fans imprinted with the word “Kurashiki; Each figurine has a bobbing head and is dressed in dark brown pants and a sleeveless blue jacket with a yellow belt around their waists and orange cross-straps on their backs, just as the men would appear in the parade; A type-written explanatory sheet relating the story behind these figurines can be found in the accession folder. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Width = 9.7, Depth = 10.3 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0073A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (rooster and hen) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Fushimi | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=11.0; B=7.9, Width = A=11.0; B=8.3, Length = A=5.4; B=5.9 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0020A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (rooster and hen) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shiga Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Gokasho; District: Obata | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | Press-molded hollow clay figurines of a rooster and a chicken in sitting positions; Each figurine’s body is painted yellow, head is red, wings are green and blue, and tail is black and white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.9, Width = 4.5, Length = 8.5 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0100A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (sumo wrestlers) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Osaka | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | Papier mâché figurines of two sumo wrestlers, each with his body painted a flesh color and sporting black hair tied in a knot at the back of his head; Each figure is dressed in a black paper breechclout with fringes on the front and tied in the back; Each figure has his right arm upraised and his left pointing down, so when they are face to face, they interlock; Japanese writing appears on the back of each figure; These figurines were originally sold as souvenirs of the Osaka sumo matches. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.9, Width = 4.0, Depth = 3.6 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0107A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (woman and man) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=7.2; B=7.8, Width = A=5.3; B=5.6, Length = A=4.2; B=4.8 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0142A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (woman and man) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=9.4; B=11.5, Width = A=7.5; B=6.5, Length = A=5.4; B=4.1 | |
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CAS 2008-0004-0057A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Figurines (woman and young girl) | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Pair of nearly identical lacquered figurines (one larger, one small), depicting a standing woman and a standing young girl, both dressed in long red kimonos with blue edging around sleeves and collar and tied in back with a blue cord; Each figure’s hair is closely cropped; Artist’s signature is printed in gold paint on reverse of larger figure; Smaller figure is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.3, Width = 2.3, Depth = 1.7 | |
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