| Filter: GlobalRegion=%East Asia%; |
Sort by: Catalog # Category Culture |
| Brief Records Single Page Back to Search Form | ||||||||
|
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0041A-E | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (4 doll heads in grass bundle) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Niigata Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Sado (or possibly Sawada) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Bamboo; Paint; Straw | |
| Description | Set of four puppet doll heads, each hand-pinched, painted, and mounted on bamboo sticks and all inserted into bundle of straw in bamboo; Named after 17th century puppeteer, Noromatsu Kambei, the dolls represent 4 of his best known characters: Female puppet, Ohana; Busshi, carver of Buddhist statues; Kinosuke, a simpleton; and Shimo no choja, a rich man. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.4, Max Diam = ca. 4.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0048A-F |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (5 doll heads in grass bundle) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Bamboo; Paint | |
| Description | Five individual clay masks or faces, each mounted on a bamboo skewer and collectively mounted in a straw bale; Each mask is stamped on the reverse with an embossed signature, probably of the artist; Masks or faces like these are made in several parts of Japan, some as doll heads and others for theater puppet heads that can be interchanged with costumed bodies; A: Bundle of short rice straws of equal length, wrapped into a bundle with length of native cordage that is wrapped around bundle several times and tied into knot; B: Dark green mask with pointed nose, black triangular eyes, black mouth, and small black hat; C: Tiger mask, painted yellow with black stripes on cheeks and top of head, red ears and mouth, white eyes, and brown nose; D: Rust-brown mask with large nose, black eyes and mouth and small black hat; E; Red mask of a Tengu, a mountain goblin with a very long nose, white eyebrows and mustache, brown mouth, gold eyes, and small black hat; F: Mask of a man whose face is white with red lip, narrow black eyes and eyebrows, and black hair piled on top of his head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.1, Max Diam = ca. 6.5 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 2002-0001-0018A-G |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (6 doll heads in jar) | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | A: Miniature cylindrical wooden cup painted with design of Daruma doll; B to G: 6 wooden toothpicks, each bearing a miniature Daruma head on upper end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Max Diam = 3.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0087 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (battle standard) | |
| 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; Bamboo; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | Ornament consisting of a long stick topped by a wooden cutout in the shape of a sword and painted black; The stick is painted brown and a narrow strip of gold foil spirals around the upper half. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.2, Width = 2.2, Thickness = 0.4 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0316 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (bundles of wood) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kyoto | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Metallic string | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 4.5, Length = 15.5 (tied) | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0380 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (chain of woven rings) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hyogo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kinosaki | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Straw | |
| Description | Series of woven rings in various colors and indicate geometric patterns, placed over a bundle of straw; Sometimes a clay doll head is inserted into one end, in which case the rings form the pattern on the doll's kimono. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.0, Length = 14.7 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0362 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (dolls on wreath) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tottori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Straw; Paper; Bamboo | |
| Description | Loosely woven, shallow straw basket in which rest paper figures of a man and a woman, each depicted wearing a red kimono. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.5, Max Diam = 19.0 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0108 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (gift box) | |
| 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; Paper; Paint | |
| Description | Miniature square gift box painted with blue and white bands on sides and blue on top and decorated with paper and string “ribbons†and other tiny paper accessories; Not signed by artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.7, Width = 2.2, Length = 2.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0398 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (glass noise maker) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Fukuoka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Hakata | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Glass; Paint | |
| Description | Single-piece blown glass ornament consisting of a glass sphere with a flattened bottom and a narrow diameter stem projecting from its top; Sphere is hand painted with band of diagonal green lines alternating with yellow circles with red centers, framed above and below by pink and yellow bands; Single red band is painted around base of stem; When air is blown into stem, the flattened bottom of the glass sphere produces a popping sound. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.5, Max Diam = 6.6 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0146 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (group of monkeys) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Wood; Metal wiring; Paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.3, Width = 9.1, Depth = 1.8 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0255 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (monkey with basket) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oita Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Beppu; Beppu Hot Springs | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood: bamboo; Plant fiber; Paint; Glue; Paper; Ink | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.3, Width = 4.2, Length = 6.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0088 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (pigeon on pole) | |
| 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; Reed; Paint; Paper | |
| Description | Lacquered papier mache pigeon with white body, red head and tail, and red/blue wings and chest feathers mounted atop hollow reed tube; Small paper banner attached to tube is imprinted with artist’s signature and/or additional documentation. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.6, Width = 2.8, Depth = 4.9 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0021 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (pillow) | |
| 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; Commercial fabric | |
| Description | Small lacquered papier mache ornament in the form of a pillow, whose shape is asymmetrical; Ornament is painted gold except for top surface which is covered with commercial brown fabric which, in turn, is hand-painted with orange, white, green, and blue floral designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.4, Width = 3.3, Depth = 2.8 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0022 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (pillow) | |
| 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; Commercial fabric | |
| Description | Small lacquered papier mache ornament in the form of a pillow, whose shape is rectangular overall, with convex short ends and concave long sides; Ornament is painted gold except for top surface which is covered with commercial brown fabric which, in turn, is hand-painted with orange, white, green, and blue floral designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.2, Width = 2.4, Length = 3.0 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0233 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (snake inside gourd) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kyoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Gourd; Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; Commercial nylon string | |
| Description | Small double-lobed gourd hollowed out with circular opening cut into one side; Small papier mâché figurine of a snake, white with red mouth and silver X designs, sits inside, curled up but with its head raised and facing out; A piece of red nylon string has been wrapped around the gourd and tied in a bow to the side of the opening. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.6, Max Diam = 4.8 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0004-0020 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (spinning top) | |
| 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 | Small lacquered papier mache ornament in the form of a spinning top (?), which is round with a flat base and tapers upward to a point; Ornament is painted gold except for dark blue, white, and orange bands that encircle it near the top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.0, Max Diam = 2.0 | |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0247 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (squid atop jar) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Awaju | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Squid; Ribbon; Paint; Wood; Beads | |
| Description | Small barrel-shaped clay jar with an embossed image of a squid appliquéd to the side and a small actual squid perched atop rim; Squid is decorated with pair of turquoise-colored eyes made from beads and white painted eyebrows; A piece of white ribbon is wrapped around the squid’s head; Squid holds a miniature pencil among its arms; Extensive Japanese writing is incised on the side of the jar; length of commercial multi-plied orange cordage is tied around jar’s rim. See CAS 1993-0001-0327 for a nearly identical piece made by the same artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.4, Width = 4.3, Max Diam = 3.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0327 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (squid atop jar) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Shodo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Squid; Ribbon; Beads | |
| Description | Small barrel-shaped clay jar with an embossed image of a squid appliquéd to the side and a small actual squid perched atop rim; Squid is decorated with pair of turquoise-colored eyes made from beads and white painted eyebrows; A piece of white ribbon is wrapped around the squid’s head; Extensive Japanese writing is incised on the side of the jar; See 1993-0001-0247 for a nearly identical piece made by the same artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Width = 4.7, Max Diam = 3.4 |
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0159 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament (with rattle) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kumamoto Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Wood; Commercial string | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 12.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0068 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Ornament with mask | |
| 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; Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint | |
| Description | Ornament consisting of a long narrow paper strip whose ends are crossed to form a small loop, and within the loop is suspended a miniature lacquered papier mache Noh theater style mask of a white-faced, smiling woman; Possible artist’s signature or shop’s mark is stamped on both free ends of the paper strip. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.3, Depth = 1.5, Length = 11.0 |
| Brief Records Single Page Back to Search Form | ||||||||
|