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Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0009-0002A-D
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Folk Toys
Object Name	Hair pins (4)
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. 1972
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Bamboo; Clay; Thread; Paper; Feathers; Pipe cleaners; Acorn; Glue; Papier m?ch? [paper mache]
Description	Set of four hair pins, each consisting of a small figurine secured to a bamboo or cane skewer; A) small ceramic dove glued to short length of pipe cleaner and tied to bamboo; B) small ceramic Noh mask mounted inside covering from acorn, then glued to length of pipe cleaner and tied to bamboo, along with white feather fletching to resemble arrow; C) small paper and papier m?ch? stork attached with wire to miniature bamboo rake; D) small ceramic cat seated with one paw raised, then glued to length of pipe cleaner and secured with green floral tape to end of bamboo, along with two faux red berries and stamped brass disc.
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 1.4 to 3.4, Length = 15.5 to 16.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0319
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - - - - (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 - - - (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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0006-0004
Category	Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name	Wood carving (boy on horse)
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	Wood; Paint; Rope
Description	Hand carved folk toy of boy sitting on horse; Both figures are carved separately and connected by a rope bridle tied around the horses mouth and tied through holes in the boys hands; Boy is in the shape of a gingerbread man; Black shirt with white crosses; Yellow neck and ribbon around waist; Red sandals; Horses eyes are painted; Gray mouth; Brow and underside of tail and belly are painted orange.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.0, Width = 4.4, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 7.7

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0391
Category	Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name	Wood carving (bullfinch)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Fukuoka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Dazaifu; Shrine: Tenmungu
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood; Paint; Paper
Description	Stylized carving of a bullfinch carved from single piece of wood; Long, curling wood shavings form 4 rows of feathers around bird's head and are painted red and green; Bird's breast and head are painted red; Piece of gold foil paper crowns bird's head; Bullfinches are associated with Sugawara Michizane (born 845; died 903) who was later deified as the god Tenjin, because Japanese word for bullfinch (uso) is a homonym for the word ?lie.? Michizane was exiled from the Kyoto court on the basis of lies told by his rivals, and following his death, the capital was struck by natural disasters which ended only when his name was cleared and shrines were built in his honor; He was deified as the god of learning and the protector from natural disasters. Each new year, people exchange last year?s bullfinch for a new one to reverse (or make a lie) of any bad luck that might lie ahead; This toy was probably introduced at the end of the 10th century.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.0, Width = 10.0, Depth = 7.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0324
Category	Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name	Wood carving (deer dancer)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Yamagata Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Hamamaki
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1983
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood; Paper; Paint; Wool
Description	Three-dimensional carving of a dancer dressed to represent a deer; Figure wears elaborate head mask that extends to the waist and includes wooden antlers and two fringed poles up the back; Dancer carries red and white drum at his waist and is mounted on a wooden base; Figure is predominantly black with accents of blue, orange, gold, green, red and white; Inscription on front of base; The costume upon which this figure is based is very ancient, but this type of toy doll was not made until 1929.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.4, Width = 5.1, Depth = 4.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0266
Category	Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name	Wood carving (dog)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Kochi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood, Paint; Paper
Description	Figurine of a dog in standing position, carved from a single piece of wood; Facial features of dog are shallowly carved and stained a slightly darker shade of brown than its body; Dog?s chest and sides are painted red with gold markings, possibly representing a blanket, and a paper ?rope? is tied around its body and head, terminating in an elaborate bow on its back; Three white paper streamers hang pendant below the dog?s head.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.1, Width = 5.2, Length = 11.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0307
Category	Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name	Wood carving (embracing couple)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Nagano Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.0, Width = 4.7, Depth = 4.6

Catalog Number	CAS 1993-0001-0298
Category	Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name	Wood carving (face)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Saitama Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials	Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 0.9

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