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Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0020A,B
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurines (rooster and hen)
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
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Press-molded hollow clay figurines of a rooster and a chicken in sitting positions; Each figurineâ€™s body is painted yellow, head is red, wings are green and blue, and tail is black and white.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.9, Width = 4.5, Length = 8.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0021A-E
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Box with lid, lion head, spear and mat (toys)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Ishikawa Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1975
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood; Paint; Commercial cloth; Horsehair
Description	A,B: Small wooden box with removable front panel, imprinted with Japanese script; C: Miniature wooden lion mask with movable lower jaw and separately attached ears; Mask is unpainted except for red interior of mouth tips of ears, and nostrils and gold teeth and eyes; Tuft of white horsehair is attached to top of mask and held in place by small gold crown; D: Miniature wooden sword with gold-colored hilt, to be displayed in lionâ€™s mouth; E: Small rug made from blue print fabric with white backing, on which mask would be displayed; Also included in box is small explanatory note in Japanese language.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.6, Width = 6.7, Depth = 5.2

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0022
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Rattle (rooster)
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; Tempera paint
Description	Small mold-impressed clay rattle in the form of a rooster whose body is yellow, wings are red and purple, head is red, and tail is black and white; Several small seeds or pebbles are inside to make figurine rattle.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.9, Width = 2.7, Length = 6.7

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0023
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (woman wearing iron pot)
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. 1975
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Mold-impressed hollow clay figurine of a standing young girl or woman, wearing an orange undergarment and a green kimono, with a gray iron pot (tetsunabe) on her head.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.0, Width = 6.4, Depth = 4.9

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 1993-0001-0025
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (dog on rice bale)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Shiga Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
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 a dog standing with its front paws resting atop a yellow ball or possibly a rice bale; The dogâ€™s body is black and white and it wears three collars (blue, red, and green) and a gold bell around its neck; Japanese inscription is modeled on front of yellow ball.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Width = 10.5, Length = 5.7

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0026
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (boy)
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; Bamboo
Description	Press molded hollow clay figurine of a young boy sitting in a rice bowl "boat" floating in a stream; Exterior of bowl is painted black and interior is red; Boy wears lavender jacket and green lower garment and carries bamboo rod in his upraised, right hand; Reverse of figurine is unpainted.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.4, Width = 9.4, Depth = 7.1

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0027
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (man holding rooster)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Nagasaki Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1980s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Paint
Description	Press-molded hollow clay figurine of a standing man wearing a deep maroon undergarment, black overcoat, and a red and black hat and holding a rooster.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.5, Width = 8.3, Depth = 6.3

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 1993-0001-0029
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (man on water buffalo)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Gifu Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1980
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Press molded figurine of Michizane Sugawara (also known as Tenjin, the god of education) sitting astride a standing water buffalo; Buffalo is painted white with black markings on shoulders and rump; Tenjin is dressed in black jacket and red undergarment.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.4, Width = 8.5, Depth = 4.0

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0030
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Whistle (bird)
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	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Mold impressed hollow clay whistle in the shape of a pigeon-like bird with a very rotund body and short tail; Entire bird, except for the tail, is painted an off-white color, while its eyes are red and its tiny beak is pink with a gold bridge across the upper beak; Round low relief disk on birdâ€™s back is embossed with three whirling circles and is painted gold; Small hole is pushed through from top of tail(bit of clay is left inside whistle to make rattling noise) and narrow horizontal slit extends from end of tail, connecting with upper hole for blowing the whistle; Small bit of clay from Possible artistâ€™s hallmark is stamped across front of bird, just below the beak.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.2, Width = 4.5, Length = 6.4

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0031
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Whistle (owl)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Shrine: Takara Mangu
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1980s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Paint
Description	Mold impressed hollow clay whistle in the form of an owl with incised feathers on chest and back; Back is painted dark brown and chest and underside is painted tan; Eyeballs are painted gold with turquoise green eyes; Round hole on owlâ€™s back and narrow horizontal slit extending in from tail and connecting to round hole allows for blowing the whistle; Possible artistâ€™s hallmark in Japanese script was included in mold and is located on owlâ€™s chest, just below the beak.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.8, Width = 4.9, Depth = 6.1

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0032
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Bell (fish)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Yamaguchi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Shimonoseki
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Paint
Description	Press-molded clay bell in form of blowfish; Upper body of fish is painted black with gray accents; Elongated sliver of clay is cut away from underside of bell and small clay marble is left inside make rattling noise; Possible makerâ€™s hallmark is stamped on side of bell.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.8, Width = 5.1, Length = 5.9

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0033A-C
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Rattles (3 monkeys)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
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

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0034
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Votive plaque
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Yamashima; Temple: Inari
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood; paint; Commercial string
Description	Rectangular wooden plaque with peaked top, painted with image of white rabbit against an orange oval disk; Red stamp of temple is in lower left corner and Japanese inscription in black paint is written along right edge; Small hole is drilled through near top of plaque and length of coral colored commercially braided string is threaded through it.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 14.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 8.8

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0035
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Whistle (fish)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Yamaguchi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	Shimonoseki
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Tempera paint
Description	Slipcast ceramic whistle figurine in shape of blowfish; Body of fish is painted predominantly white, except for upper portion and eyes which are black, and the tail which is left unpainted; This type of toy originated in the 1920s and was given as a gift to a customer in a food shop.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.2, Width = 8.7, Length = 11.2

Catalog Number	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
County
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 monkâ€™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 monkâ€™s cap; A garland of leaves is embossed on the reverse side of each one, and each rattle contains a small clay ball inside; â€œAâ€ is painted white and fitted with a white string; â€œBâ€ is painted dark blue and fitted with a green string; and â€œCâ€ is painted red and fitted with an orange string.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 4.4

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0037
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Whistle (bird)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Paint
Description	Mold impressed hollow clay whistle in the form of a pigeon-like bird whose body is painted predominantly white, except for a red crown, blue partial neck band, red and brown wing feathers, and a red tail; Round hole has been cut into the base and a small elongated slit extends from the tail and connects to the round hole, allowing for blowing the whistle.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.3, Width = 4.6, Length = 8.7

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0038
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Figurine (boy and fish)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Yamagata Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Yonezawa
Maker's Name	Takashi Sagara
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Clay; Paint
Description	Press-molded hollow clay figurine of a young boy dressed in a short green undergarment and a short blue overcoat, holding a coral-colored bream [fish] that is larger than he.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.4, Width = 16.0, Depth = 5.3

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

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