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CAS 1993-0001-0052 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattle (tiger) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Saga Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1974 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint; Straw | |
| Description | Press-molded rattle in the shape of a tiger, made in two sections and joined together after inserting clay marble "rattle" inside; Exterior is painted yellow and orange with black stripes; Several strands of straw are threaded through perforation in tail and tied into loop. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Width = 4.7, Length = 6.4 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0056 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattle (water buffalo) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Width = 4.3, Length = 8.1 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0180 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattle (whale) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.2, Width = 5.8, Length = 6.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0043A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nara Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Set of three unpainted clay rattles; A is pear-shaped and possibly depicts a fruit or a seed; B is in the form of a Yamabushi tengu, or mountain monk tengu; Tengu are mountain forest goblins with both Buddhist and Shinto attributes; They are skilled warriors and patrons of the martial arts, and come in two forms, the first a crow-like creature with long beak and wings, the other a more human-like form but with a long nose and wearing a monk’s cap; Tengu can transform themselves into men, women, or children, can disappear from one place and immediately reappear in another distant location, and have other supernatural powers; C is in the form of Otafuku, commonly known as the "goddess of mirth", who also goes by the name of Okame; She is depicted here with very full round and dimpled cheeks; Each rattle has an elongated sliver of clay removed from its base and contains a small clay marble for making a rattling sound; A possible artist’s hallmark is stamped on the side of each rattle; A commercially braided cord (blue on A and B; orange on C) is slipped through a pair of holes at the top of each rattle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.0, Width = 2.2, Depth = 2.3 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0036A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (3 demon faces) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint; Commercial cordage | |
| Description | Group of three hand-modeled ceramic rattles, each in the form of a Yamabushi tengu, or mountain monk tengu; Tengu are mountain forest goblins with both Buddhist and Shinto attributes; They are skilled warriors and patrons of the martial arts, and come in two forms, the first a crow-like creature with long beak and wings, the other a more human-like form but with a long nose and wearing a monk’s cap; Tengu can transform themselves into men, women, or children, can disappear from one place and immediately reappear in another distant location, and have other supernatural powers; The three rattles in this group are nearly identical, each having a round head, prominent ears and long nose, down-turned mouth, and gold-painted eye sockets, and wearing a gold-painted monk’s cap; A garland of leaves is embossed on the reverse side of each one, and each rattle contains a small clay ball inside; “A†is painted white and fitted with a white string; “B†is painted dark blue and fitted with a green string; and “C†is painted red and fitted with an orange string. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 4.4 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0050A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (3 monkey faces) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.5, Width = 3.1, Depth = 3.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0033A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (3 monkeys) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Tempera paint | |
| Description | Set of three mod-impressed rattles in the form of See no Evil, Speak No Evil, and Hear NO Evil monkeys; The first is depicted wearing a blue jacket and is shielding its eyes with its hands; The second is shielding its mouth with its hands, showing its bright red eyes; The third is shielding its ears with its hands, showing a bright red face; Each bell has a long sliver of clay cut away from its base and contains a small clay marble to make a rattling sound. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.6, Width = 3.5, Depth = 3.7 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0042A-D |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (4 seeds) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Miyazaki Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Seeds or nut casings; Paint; Varnish; Commercial cordage | |
| Description | Four small rattles, each made from a hollowed shell of a nut or the pit of a fruit, which has small hole cut into each side and then cut open along the bottom and pried apart enough to insert a small brass bell inside; A third small hole has been cut near the top of each casing to insert a looped string; Three of the rattles are painted with he faces of kappa, spirits that usually live in lakes, ponds or streams and have both Shinto and Buddhist attributes and are usually depicted with the body of a tortoise and a cavity or bald spot atop the head which holds its strength-giving fluid; Kappa are generally the size of a small child but incredibly strong, capable of dragging horses cattle, and humans into the water and draining them of life; thus children are warned to be especially careful when playing near water; Each of these kappa rattles is painted with a red pointed beak, large black and white eyes, black hair and a blue bald spot atop their heads; The fourth rattle is painted with the face of a small child, with only the face shown, apparently wrapped in a green headscarf; Artist’s signature or other information is written in white paint in Japanese script on reverse side of the fourth rattle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.4, Length = 2.7 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0058A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (bird heads) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Wakayama Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint; Ribbon | |
| Description | Press-molded bells in shape of a bird-like head, each depicting a karau tengu, a mountain goblin with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes that include supernatural powers to transform into human or animal form, to speak without moving one’s mouth, and to move instantly from place to place; The karasu tengu form is depicted with the head of a crow-like bird and a human body; The larger example here is mostly green, with red beak, golden eyebrows, and a monk’s black hat; Red ribbon threaded through two holes at top; Smaller example is an orange color overall, with silver eyebrows and also a monk’s black hat; Yellow ribbon is threaded through two holes at top; Both bells have incised inscriptions on back. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=5.9; B=4.1, Width = A=5.6; B=4.0, Length = A=6.9; B=4.5 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0055A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (emperor and empress) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Width = 4.6, Depth = 3.9 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0156A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles (man and woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nara Prefecture | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=5.9; B=5.1, Width = A=4.0; B=3.7, Length = A=3.2; B=3.1 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0049 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattles on sticks (3) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Depth = 2.2, Length = 11.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0084A-C |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rice shovel in box (toy) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kyoto | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; String; Paper; Metal: Brass nail | |
| Description | Miniature shovel of the type used for shoveling rice, made entirely of wood; Flat rectangular shovel has two small crosspieces and a long wooden handle that is pegged to one of the crosspieces at an oblique angle; Handle is decorated with a small ring of twisted string, a paper insect (?), and a tassel of wood shavings; Shovel is held in elongated wooden box with separate lid, and the exterior of the lid is imprinted in black ink with artist’s signature or other documentation about the contents; Both the box and the shovel are unpainted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=2.4; B,C=4.2, Thickness = A=1.0; B,C=2.7, Length = A=15.8; B,C=17.4 |
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CAS 1993-0001-0252 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Shrine model | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shimane Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Matsue | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Glue | |
| Description | Miniature model of Matsue-gu shrine, made entirely of wood; Double hinged doors are painted red with a black and white panel down the center between them and flanked on either side by another black and white panel; The doorjamb, lintel and peaked roof are all painted red, while the exterior sides and back are painted white; Interior of shrine is unpainted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.5, Width = 11.1, Depth = 6.5 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0232 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Stick and ball (toy) | |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; String | |
| Description | Carved and painted wooden ball tethered with string to a handled hammer-like wooden device with two concave surfaces into which the ball is tossed and caught. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Width = 5.3, Length = 15.0 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0341 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Stick bundle | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 7.3, Length = 35.9 | |
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CAS 1994-0007-0005A-G |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Stove model | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Kyoto area | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1993-1994 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Press-molded clay model of a household stove painted red with black openings on the front; With clay bowls of the type used to cook rice and made to fit into holes on top of stove, bowls painted silver; Lids corresponding to clay bowls are painted yellow with brown handles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.2, Width = 17.2, Depth = 8.2 | |
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CAS 2008-0004-0122 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Straw bale | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kyoto | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rice straw | |
| Description | Round bale of rice straw, tightly bundled and secured with handmade rope and used by doll head artists when making and painting their creations and later for displaying them. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.6, Max Diam = 10.5 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0363 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | String ball | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Thread; Paper | |
| Description | Ball of black thread wrapped over a paper core, decorated with additional colored threads (red and green) that form 6 stars within an orange and white striped lattice. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 10.5 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0306 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | String ball | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Styrofoam; Thread | |
| Description | Ball made by carefully winding threads in certain patterns and colors to form certain designs or geometric shapes; The background color of this ball is red, while black, green, gold, and pale green have been woven over the top of the red to produce a pattern of interlocking squares and triangles, each containing a star-like motif; Traditionally, balls of this sort were made by a mother and then presented to her daughter at the beginning of the new year and used for catching; More recently, they are used as hanging ornaments; Thread balls are made in virtually every Japanese prefecture. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 7.8 | |
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