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CAS 1993-0001-0222 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Fish on wheels (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kagoshima Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kagoshima Shrine | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Figurine of a bream carved from a single piece of wood and painted in vertical red and natural colored stripes typical of a bream; Figurine is mounted on four wheels, fashioned from cross-section pieces of a tree branch that are mounted on small diameter wooden “axlesâ€, which in turn, pass through lengths of bamboo. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Width = 5.8, Length = 15.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0229 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Gate model | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| 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 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0253 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Guitar (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Okinawa Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Plastic; Fabric | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.1, Width = 4.3, Length = 18.1 |
| 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 | |
| County | ||
| 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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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0010-0002A-D |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Hikobei top (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kumamoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Toy top assembled from several pieces that collectively form a mouse; Base is a flat round disc painted predominantly yellow with a red band around its side and concentric blue and red bands on one face; Mid-section (mouse’s body) is bullet shaped with the concave interior painted with concentric blue, yellow, and red bands and a narrow diameter bamboo rod extending up through the center and out the top, and a tapered bamboo peg (painted brown) extending diagonally through a hole in the side to represent the mouse’s tail; Exterior of mid-section is painted brown on the back and white on the front, with the mouse’s forelegs shown holding a small gray jar and a rectangular bag; Mouse’s head is teardrop-shaped and painted brown with pair of black eyes outlined in white, the tapered point positioned to represent the face; Small drilled hole on base of head fits onto bamboo rod extending up from “bodyâ€; Short bamboo rod extends out from back of head; Yellow dome-shaped disc serves as mouse’s hat and is painted on interior and exterior with several narrow concentric red bands; Tapered wooden stem in center of hat’s interior fits into small hole drilled in mouse’s head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.5, Width = 6.4, Depth = 6.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0275 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Horse (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Tokyo; District: Asakusa | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 10.3, Width = 4.8, Length = 10.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0337 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Horse (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aichi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kasugai | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Papier mâché [paper mache]; Bamboo; Paint | |
| Description | Modeled head of a horse, predominantly white with black main and blue nose and mouth; Mounted on bamboo (?) stick painted green; Buddhist symbol of flaming pearl is painted in red on both sides of horse's neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 7.0, Width = 3.7, Length = 8.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0121 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Horse doll 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 | Papier mâché; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Lacquered papier mache doll head of a horse with flesh-toned skin, erect pointed ears, black mane, and red reins, mounted on a thin green stick. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.2, Width = 1.6, Depth = 2.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0039 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite | |
| 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; String | |
| Description | Miniature kite in the form of a winged creature (possibly a bat or bee), with a framework of 3 very thin bamboo strips with a piece of paper stretched over them; The body of the winged creature is black and white and its wings are red; A short string is attached to the front and back of the creature’s body. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 0.3, Width = 5.9, Length = 9.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0338 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shizuoka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Hamamatsu | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Paper; Ink; Thread | |
| Description | Miniature kite made from rectangular piece of yellow rice paper glued to a framework of 4 very thin bamboo splints arranged in an “X†pattern with a 3rd vertical splint bracing the center of the kite and a 4th one extending across the top edge; White paper streamer is attached to each bottom corner; Actual kit is imprinted with red star-like design whose spokes extend out to circle of 5 large red dots, and Japanese script in lower left corner; Short lengths of tan thread also secure yellow paper to central bamboo brace, just below center of kite and also just below upper bamboo brace. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.7, Depth = 1.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 8.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0339 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shizuoka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Hamamatsu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Paper; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.4, Depth = 1.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 8.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0340 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shizuoka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Hamamatsu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Paper; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.5, Depth = 1.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 8.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0309 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite / postcard | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aomori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Paper; Watercolor paints; Bamboo; Cotton string | |
| Description | Watercolor painting on paper depicting face of a woman with black hair and wearing a red and pale yellow hat and a multi-colored garment; Painting is mounted on series of bamboo slats and then backed with a second piece of paper, the edges wrapped in purple colored paper; Series of strings on front suggest use as kite; Japanese writing on reverse (identical to that of CAS 1993-0001-0310 and CAS 1993-001-0311). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 14.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0310 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite / postcard | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aomori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Paper; Bamboo; Watercolor paints; Cotton string | |
| Description | Watercolor painting on paper depicting face of a man with black hair and bushy eyebrows and mustache; Painting is mounted on series of bamboo slats and then backed with a second piece of paper, the edges wrapped in purple colored paper; Series of strings on front suggest use as kite; Japanese writing on reverse (identical to CAS 1993-0001-0309 and CAS 1993-0001-0311). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 14.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0311 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kite / postcard | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aomori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Paper; Bamboo; Watercolor paints; Cotton string | |
| Description | Watercolor painting on paper depicting face of a man with black hair and wearing a pale purple hat and a red checkered garment; Painting is mounted on series of bamboo slats and then backed with a second piece of paper, the edges wrapped in purple colored paper; Series of strings on front suggest use as kite; Japanese writing on reverse (identical to CAS 1993-0001-0309 and CAS 1993-0001-0310). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 14.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0110 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kokeshi doll | |
| 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 kokeshi doll, carved from single piece of wood with characteristic spherical head and armless and legless body; Simple pink floral motifs painted on body represent a kimono; Doll’s head is clean shaves except for small lock of hair at back and each side and larger one in front, tied with an orange ribbon; Artist’s signature is printed in black ink on doll’s verso, along with shop mark that is printed in orange ink. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Depth = 1.4, Max Diam = 1.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0017 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kokeshi doll | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Kokeshi doll; Traditional stylized doll with cylindrical body and head; Hair is depicted with short bangs and longer locks framing the face and a red floral motif intertwined in the hair on either side; Kimono is depicted with series of red and green encircling bands at base and shoulder and a red floral motif with green leaves on front; Kanji painted on bottom read 土谷幸作 (Tsuchiya Kosaku, a proper name). *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 = 24.7, Max Diam = 6.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0010-0003 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kokeshi doll | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Akita Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Takematsu Igawa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Stylized doll with cylindrical body and head; Hair is cropped short on back and sides and covered with hat (?) depicted by concentric red and green bands on top of head; Kimono is depicted by encircling red and green bands and stylized red and green floral motif; Signed by artist on back. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.6, Max Diam = 7.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0010-0004 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kokeshi doll | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Miyagi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kaganuma | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1982 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Stylized doll with cylindrical body and head; Hair is depicted with short bangs on forehead and longer locks framing the face; Kimono is depicted with series of black bands encircling base and shoulders and black and red floral motif repeated 3 times on front; "Kokeshi Manufacturer / store, Kaganuma" is inscribed on base; Two paper labels (probably shop labels) are attached to front of doll at bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.3, Max Diam = 8.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0010-0005 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Kokeshi doll | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Miyagi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Shiraishi | |
| Maker's Name | Tatsuo Naruko | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Stylized doll with cylindrical body and head; Series of concentric red and purple bands decorate the top of the head; Short black locks of hair frame the face; Kimono is depicted by series of encircling bands in green, yellow, purple, and red and single red floral motif at bottom; Inscription on base identifies this as a Yajirou-style doll, signed by the artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.9, Max Diam = 9.5 |
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