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Catalog Number	CAS 2008-0004-0053
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (warrior)
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	Clay; Paint
Description	Modeled figurine of a standing warrior, dressed in rust-colored undergarment, yellow shoes; and blue (with white floral designs) outer garment, whose upper portion flares outward like protective armor; Tied to figureâ€™s back and around shoulders is elaborate blue and white striped coil fashioned into large bow at back; An apparent tigerâ€™s tail extends out the back from beneath the outstretched â€œarmorâ€; Figure carries long stick in his hands and his hair is swept back and up in the style of a warrior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.3, Width = 6.6, Depth = 3.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0067
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (warrior)
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 = 12.8, Width = 6.4, Length = 6.7

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0005
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (water buffalo and rice bales)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Fushimi
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1975
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Slipcast ceramic figurine of a standing water buffalo carrying a load of three yellow rice bales on its back; Body of water buffalo is natural white with black spots; Head is black with blue and yellow muzzle; Horns and feet are blue; Halter is red; Pack frame is red and brown.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.1, Width = 11.2, Length = 18.6

Catalog Number	CAS 2008-0004-0009
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (water buffalo)
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 mÃ¢chÃ©; Paint; Human (?) hair
Description	Small lacquered papier mache figurine in the form of a standing water buffalo, carrying a load of three yellow rice bales on its back; Lower half of the buffalo is white and the upper half is black, with a gray snout, hooves, and horns; A short tale is made of black hair.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.9, Width = 2.4, Length = 4.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2008-0004-0015
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (water buffalo?)
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 mÃ¢chÃ©; Paint
Description	Small lacquered figurine in the form of an indeterminate animal (possibly a water buffalo), having short legs, a very stout body, long tail, and two short horns; Figureâ€™s entire body is painted brown, with an orange circle on its back; Possible artistâ€™s signature is painted on its left rear leg in gold lettering.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.0, Width = 2.5, Length = 5.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0013
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (white snake)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Fushimi
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Mold impressed hollow clay figurine of snake coiled around gold ball; Snake is painted white with red mouth and nostrils and black and gold eyes.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 9.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0028
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman and child)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Fukuoka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1980
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Paint
Description	Press-molded hollow clay figurine of a standing woman wearing a red kimono and holding a child in her left arm; Figurine not painted on reverse; â€œKomoriâ€ translates as babysitter or nursemaid.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 18.3, Width = 9.4, Depth = 7.3

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0089
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman and child)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Osaka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.4, Width = 3.2, Depth = 3.4

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0194
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman and child)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Osaka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	Sumiyoshi-Ku
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.4, Width = 5.7, Depth = 3.9

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0349
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman and man)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kochi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Harimaya-Bashi
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Papier mÃ¢chÃ© [paper mache]; Wood; Paint; Paper; Bamboo
Description	Papier mÃ¢chÃ© figurine depicting man and woman under an umbrella; Scene tells story of Junshin, a Buddhist monk, who fell in love with a woman named Ouma; The couple was forced to meet at night; Thus Junshin is hiding behind a head scarf and carries a lantern; Ouma's obi is undone, indicating the erotic nature of their relationship; Junshin wears a black and gray kimono; Ouma wears a red kimono; Figures are mounted on a wooden base that is unpainted, except the front edge, which is painted red.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.4, Width = 5.8, Depth = 5.8

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0015
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman and snake)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Shiga Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	Town: Gokasho; District: Obata
Maker's Name	Bunzo Hosoi
Date of Manufacture	1976
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Mold-impressed hollow clay figurine of a woman standing alongside a large bell with a white snake wrapped around both her and the bell; Woman is dressed in a kimono that is half red on the left side and half blue on the right side; Her black hair cascades down her shoulder and back; Following is written in Japanese script on base: "December, 1976, at Folk Toy Salon; 8th Obata Tuchi Ningyo maker - Bunzo Hosoi (65 years old)."; Large section on reverse of figurine is left unpainted.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.0, Width = 9.8, Depth = 7.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0112A-C
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman carrying 2 bags)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.7, Width = 6.6, Depth = ca. 6.0

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0206
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman hiding man)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Oita Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.9, Width = 5.8, Depth = 5.2

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0187
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman holding phallus)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kagawa Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Takamatsu
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.9, Width = 6.3, Depth = 5.9

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0024
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman holding phallus)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Shiga Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	Town: Gokasho; District: Obata
Maker's Name	Bunzo Hosoi
Date of Manufacture	1976
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Mold-impressed hollow clay figurine of Otafuku (also known as Okame or Uzume), the goddess of mirth, shown seated and wearing a red undergarment and a blue print kimono, and holding a matsutake or mushroom, whose phallic shape is further accentuated here by painting black hairs around its base; The sexual nature of this figurine is further revealed with the exposure of her own genitalia beneath her kimono; The following information is written in Japanese script on back of figurine: "December, 1976, 8th Obata Tuchi Ningyo maker - Bunzo Hosoi (65 years old)."; Portion of figurineâ€™s kimono on reverse is left unpainted.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 16.2, Width = 15.5, Depth = 11.9

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0039
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman in the shape of phallus)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Nara Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Sakurai; Town: Izumo Cho
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1965
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Stylized figurine of a woman in the shape of a phallus; Kimono is worn with the right side in front (usual style is left side in front for woman), indicating that this woman is dead; Entire body of figurine is coated with fugitive white chalk-like substance.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.2, Width = 6.2, Depth = 3.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0010
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman on goat ram)
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	ca. 1976
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Mold-impressed hollow clay figurine of Otafuku shown wearing an orange kimono with floral prints and holding a plaque that reads "Bring in good luck." Otafuku is sitting astride a seated goat, whose body is white with blue feet, horns, and muzzle; Otafuku is commonly known as the "goddess of mirth", and also goes by the name of Okame; The motif of the Otafuku mask is a common design found in many places, but not often talked about is the sexual side of her nature.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.2, Width = 12.0, Depth = 5.6

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0006-0011A,B
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman on stand)
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. mid 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay; Paint; Wood
Description	Three-quarters figurine of a woman with arms folded across chest; Fired clay is coated with papier mÃ¢chÃ© and painted; Hair is raised into a bun on top of head, yellow dress with green and red flower design, pink vest with black square design; She is holding a round, orange flower (?); Base of figure is covered with paper and stamped in red Japanese characters; Figure sits on a detached wood platform; Front edge of platform has Japanese characters burned into it.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.4, Width = 5.3, Max Diam = 5.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0006-0012A,B
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman on stand)
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. mid 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Clay; Paint; Wood
Description	Figurine of a woman with arms stretched out horizontally; Arms are cut off at elbow; Fired clay is coated with papier mÃ¢chÃ© and painted; Hair is raised into a bun on top of head, blue dress with white and red flower design, yellow apron with red polka dots; Green obi painted on back; Base of figure is covered with paper and stamped in red Japanese characters; Figure sits on a detached wood platform; Front edge of platform has Japanese characters burned into it.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.6, Width = 6.0, Max Diam = 2.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2008-0004-0056
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman on wagon)
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 mÃ¢chÃ©; Wood; Paint; Bamboo
Description	Lacquered papier mache figurine of a standing woman dressed in a long orange kimono and holding a black textile in front; Her black hair is pulled back and piled atop her head; Artistâ€™s signature is printed in gold ink on reverse of figure; Figure stands atop a small flat-bottom wooden wagon, fitted with bamboo axles and four wooden wheels; Upper surface of wagon on which woman stands is painted black, while remainder of wagon is unpainted; Artistâ€™s name or shopâ€™s mark is stamped in red ink on underside of wagon.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.9, Width = 4.4, Length = 5.5

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