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Catalog Number

 CAS 0408-0001   CAS 0408-0001; Ivory carving (bird)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (bird)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.1, Width = 1.8, Length = 5.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0429-0062   CAS 0429-0062; Ivory carving (bird: cardinal)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (bird: cardinal)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Paint
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.5, Width = 2.7, Length = 9.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0429-0058   CAS 0429-0058; Ivory carving (parrot)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (parrot)
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. 1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description 3-dimensional carving of a parrot in standing position; Figure is mostly white or off-white in color, with small areas of yellow on its head, chest, wings and tail; Pale blue or gray on its cheeks; And pale brown on its legs and feet, where the ivory has been dyed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.5, Width = 1.7, Length = 6.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0429-0059   CAS 0429-0059; Ivory carving (pheasant)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (pheasant)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.1, Width = 2.4, Length = 6.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0429-0060   CAS 0429-0060; Ivory carving (pheasant)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (pheasant)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.7, Width = 2.6, Length = 6.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 1983-0015-0001A,B   CAS 1983-0015-0001A,B; Mortuary urn with lid
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mortuary urn with lid
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Okinawa; Tsukishima
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1600s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Coral
Description Mortuary urn shaped in the style of a shine, intended for secondary burial, consisting of a rectangular box with open top, carved from a single piece of coral, and raised on four pedestal feet; Rectangular lid with peaked top is carved from second large piece of coral; When fitted with its lid, the mortuary urn appears to be a small house; Urn is lacking in any decorative embellishment, other than its overall shape; NB: Lid is considerably larger than the urn itself, suggesting the two were possibly not originally associated with each other.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 86.0, Width = 60.0, Length = 41.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 1983-0015-0002A,B   CAS 1983-0015-0002A,B; Mortuary urn with lid
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mortuary urn with lid
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Okinawa; Tsukishima
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1600s or earlier
Collection Name N/A
Materials Coral
Description Urn for secondary burial, carved from a large piece of coral in the form of a hollowed rectangular box with open top; Separate removable lid extends over edges of box and is peaked to resemble a house roof; NB: Lid appears very small in relation to urn, suggesting the two were possibly not originally associated with each other.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 65.0, Width = 56.5, Length = 35.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0319   CAS 1993-0001-0319; Bamboo carving (landscape scene)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Bamboo carving (landscape scene)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kanagawa Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hakone
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1955
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Bamboo; Paint
Description Three-dimensional landscape scene consisting of small figures cut out of bamboo, assembled and mounted on a bamboo base; Scene shows a man seated beneath a tree with his horse standing nearby and a snow-capped mountain in background; Near man is upright marker with inscription (now faded).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.7, Width = 6.6, Depth = 3.2
Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0020A,B   CAS 2019-0004-0020A,B; Carving (Daruma on stand)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Carving (Daruma on stand)
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 Wood; Laquer
Description Small carved wooden Daruma head set on a low square stand; Entire figure and stand are red, except the figure’s eyes which are painted black; A=Daruma; B=Stand.
Dimensions (cm) Height = A=4.9, Width = A=4.4; B=4.4, Thickness = B=0.8, Length = A=4.3; B=4.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 2008-0004-0125   CAS 2008-0004-0125; Carving (horse)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Carving (horse)
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; Horse hair
Description Carving in the form of a standing horse, whose body is painted black with white dots on all four lower legs and across the rump; Horse wears a blue saddle trimmed in gold, and a blue, gold, and brown chest ornament; Mane and tail are made of real or synthetic horse hair.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Width = 2.2, Length = 6.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 2008-0004-0059A,B   CAS 2008-0004-0059A,B; Carving (mochi mortar and pestle)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Carving (mochi mortar and pestle)
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 A) Round mortar carved on a lathe; Bowl has flat base, with vertical sides having mid-level height constriction; Exterior is painted with stylized orange and black half-flowers; Interior of bowl is undecorated; B) Cylindrical pestle carved from a single piece of wood, with expanded section at each end painted with several orange or black floral motifs.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.8, Max Diam = 4.2, Length = 6.8
Catalog Number CAS 2008-0004-0111   CAS 2008-0004-0111; Carving (owl)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Carving (owl)
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 carving from a single piece of wood, probably representing an owl; Cylindrical figure is unpainted except for series of black dots on its head; two black eyes, an orange mouth, and two heavy black lines to represent the wings; Probable shop’s mark is stamped on verso in orange ink.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.8, Max Diam = 1.6
Catalog Number CAS 2008-0004-0112   CAS 2008-0004-0112; Carving (young girl?)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Carving (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 Wood; Paint
Description Cylindrical carving from a single piece of wood in the form of a young girl (?), shown without arms or legs and wearing only a diamond-shaped bib tied around the neck and waist; Bib is painted with whirlwind pattern in orange, light and dark blue, and cream color; Figure’s head is clean shaven except for small tuft of hair at back and sides and larger one in front, the latter tied with orange bow.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.0, Width = 1.7, Depth = 1.5
Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0019   CAS 2019-0004-0019; Figurine (woman)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Figurine (woman)
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 Wood; Paint; Commercial beads; Copper wire
Description Stylized, three-dimensional wood carving of a standing woman with a cylindrical body, wearing a floor-length kimono; Figure holds a string of multicolored beads in her upraised right hand, and a circular shield inscribed with Japanese characters in her left; Additional Japanese characters are painted on the back; Eyes are painted black and mouth is painted red; Figure is otherwise undecorated; “63. 5. 2” is painted on the base; Kanji painted on shield read 娘巡礼 - 同行 - 三十四ヶ所 - 秩父路 - 二人 (musume junrei - doukou - sanjuuyonkasho - Chichibuji [a proper name] - futari: “women's pilgrimage - go around together / keep company with - 34 places [holy sites on the pilgrimage route] - Chichibu Pilgrimage Route - a pair of people”); Kanji painted on back of figure read 願叶 - 山窩一刀彫 - 伝統民芸 - 秀峰作 (Sanka ittou-bori - dentou mingei - Shuuhou-saki or Hidemine-saki: “grant one's wish / make my wish come true - single-knife carving from the Sanka - traditional folkcraft - made by Hidemine [or Shuuhou]”). *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 = 18.6, Width = 5.1, Length = 4.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0226   CAS 1993-0001-0226; Wood carving (2 comedians)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (2 comedians)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Aichi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint; Metal: Steel nails
Description Carving consisting of two figures of men, each carved separately from single pieces of wood; The first figure is in standing position with one arm raised, holding a scroll; His stylized facial features and clothing are only minimally depicted with sparse painting; The second figure appears to be seated, looking up at the first figure; The second figure is painted similarly to the first; Both figures are nailed to an unpainted rectangular wooden platform; Artist’s name (?) is printed in Japanese script along front edge of platform.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.1, Width = 9.7, Depth = 3.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0320   CAS 1993-0001-0320; Wood carving (3 monkeys)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (3 monkeys)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Oita Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Beppu
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.4, Width = 6.1, Length = 4.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0323   CAS 1993-0001-0323; Wood carving (bear with fish)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (bear with fish)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nagano Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Yudanaka
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description Carving of bear with fish on its back.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.2, Width = 4.6, Length = 7.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0376   CAS 1993-0001-0376; Wood carving (bear with fish)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (bear with fish)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Hokkaido Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.4, Width = 2.0, Length = 4.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0256   CAS 1993-0001-0256; Wood carving (bear)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (bear)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Hokkaido Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.3, Width = 3.8, Length = 6.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 1993-0001-0257   CAS 1993-0001-0257; Wood carving (bear)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (bear)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Hokkaido Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description Three-dimensional carving of a striding bear with its head turned to the right; Entire figure is stained dark brown/black.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.2, Width = 7.8, Length = 15.0
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