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| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0384 | |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (man) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hokkaido Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Stain | |
| Description | Stylized, three-dimensional carving of a standing man with a cylindrical body, wearing a street-length garment that also encloses the arms; Shoulder length hair (?) is cut in four tiers; Figure is lightly stained in a natural shade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.2, Width = 3.7, Depth = 3.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0265 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (man) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shizuoka Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Izu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1973 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Carving of elderly man holding chisel and mallet and seated in front of small work bench, on which is a partially completed mask; Entire carving is unpainted and mounted on rectangular, unpainted wooden base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Width = 5.9, Length = 9.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0390 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (peacock or pheasant) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Mie Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Ise | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Carving of peacock or pheasant, carved from single piece of wood; Long, curling wood shavings form wing and tail feathers; Body of bird is painted various shades of blue; Figure is mounted on unpainted wooden base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.4, Width = 4.1, Length = 12.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0374 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (pig) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tottori Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Iwai | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Width = 2.6, Length = 4.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0385 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (tiger) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nara Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 3.6, Length = 6.4 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0242 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (water buffalo) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Shimane Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 3.6, Length = 11.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0395 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (woman) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Wakayama Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Wakayama | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 3.7 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0387A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carvings (2 horses) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Fukushima Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kooriyama | |
| Maker's Name | Chuhachi Nakamura | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Unidentified plant fiber | |
| Description | A: Stylized figurine of a horse, carved from a single piece of wood, painted white, and fitted with red bridle, blue saddle and gold blanket beneath its head; Mane and tail are represented by bundles of straw-colored plant fibers; Figurine represents Yoro-go, a horse noted for its superior form and beauty that lived during the Bunkyu Era (1861-1863) and was immortalized as a sculpture dedicated at the Miharu Dai-jingu shrine and became a charm for the elderly; B: Black horse similar to above except for its color, the use of horse or human hair to represent the mane and tail, and the fact that it serves as a charm for child-rearing, ensuring healthy children. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Width = 1.9, Length = 3.6 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0287A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Wood carvings (woman and girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Akita Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood: cryptomeria; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of stylized carvings, one of a young girl and the other of a woman, each with a cylindrical body which is painted with a face and stylized clothing to represent the blue and white homespun kasuri pattern and the straw snow and rain coat (mino) worn in the north. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 2.8 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0234A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (boy and girl) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nagano Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Walnut shells; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of miniature male and female dolls made to resemble kokeshi dolls, except the bodies of these are made from walnut shells whose ends have been cut off so they will stand flat, and the opposite end has been drilled out to accept a very narrow diameter stick that serves as each doll’s neck; The actual head of each doll was formed on a lathe, painted, and then mounted on the end of the “neckâ€; A: Male doll; Face is painted with narrow black eyes, tiny red mouth, and tuft of black hair at sides of head, and black hair on top of head cut in star-shaped pattern; B: Female doll; Head is similar to A except a black hat with pink circle on front covers most of her hair; Back of each figure bears Japanese writing in white paint. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 2.4, Depth = 2.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0392 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (carousel) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Osaka Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Wood; Paper; Cotton string; Metal nail | |
| Description | Animated toy in the form of a carousel, in which four paper “dancers†dressed in black and white costumes stand on wooden crossbars, all beneath a round yellow paper roof with red banner around its perimeter; Carousel roof is mounted on bamboo rod which extends down through along piece of split bamboo; Shorter bamboo crossbar is secured in split of larger bamboo piece and string is tied to one end of crossbar, stretched forward and wrapped around carousel’s support rod, and then back to the opposite end of the bamboo crossbar; When either end of the crossbar is moved forward or backward, it causes the carousel to rotate; Possible shrine name is written in Japanese script on piece of wood that locks the split ends of the bamboo piece in place; Date is written on underside of split bamboo piece. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.6, Width = 7.4, Length = 19.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0251 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (fox) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tokyo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Oji; Shrine: Oji Inari Shrine | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Cardboard; Bamboo; Paint | |
| Description | Shadow puppet in the form of a cardboard cutout of a white fox shown, representing the messenger of Inari, the rice god, standing upright and dressed in a kabuki costume of a brown robe, as worn by Ishikawa Danjuro, who died in 1903 but who, during his lifetime, frequently visited the Oji Shrine to pray for the success of his theatrical career; A role in “Shibaraku†was among one of his most famous and the play is among “18 Famous Plays†reserved only for the Danjuro family; In this toy, the fox is shown holding holding a bamboo stick which moves up and down when one of the bamboo sticks on which he is mounted is moved up and down, recreating a motion from the play; On the fox’s kimono is printed an image of concentric squares, representing “3 rice measures,†another reference to Inari. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.8, Width = 10.8, Thickness = 0.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0329A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (girl and boy with moving heads) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hyogo Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Kinosaki | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.6, Max Diam = 2.8 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0352A,B |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (monkey on pole) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Miyazaki Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nobeoka | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood, Papier mâché; Bamboo; Paper; Feathers; Ribbon; Thread | |
| Description | Animated toy consisting of a papier mâché monkey wearing a blue and gold hat of a Sambaso dancer (whose dances appease the gods and bring good luck) and carrying a paper drum and a Shinto gohei (cut-paper offering to the gods) on its back; Monkey is suspended on a tall bamboo pole that is topped with white feathers, the pole, in turn, mounted in a cross-section piece cut from the branch of a cherry tree, and in turn, glued to a rectangular wood base that is painted black; Apparently missing is a large paper banner painted with an iris (the flower emblem for Boys’ Day) that would be attached to the monkey and act like a sail in the wind, causing the monkey to either climb or descend the pole; Parents would traditionally give this type of toy to a newborn boy to protect him against illness and also to symbolize their wish that he climb to a high position in life. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 43.5, Width = 6.8, Length = 9.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0375 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (mouse) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ishikawa Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kanazawa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Bamboo; Paint; String; Wire | |
| Description | Carving of a rat with movable head and tail mounted on metal pins and manipulated by means of a side-mounted bamboo spring in conjunction with string; Rat's body is painted dark brown; When bamboo “spring†is compressed, the rat drops both its tail and head, thereby representing a caricature of lean times, showing rat trying to eat from empty rice bowl; This toy was first made in 1830 as an ironic but humorous comment on the great famine that occurred that year; Its production was resumed again after it appeared on the Chinese New Year’s stamp in 1960. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.1, Width = 5.7, Depth = 9.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0377 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ishikawa Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kanazawa | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Commercial ribbon; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.3, Width = 3.0, Depth = 4.5 | |
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CAS 1993-0001-0258 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yamagata Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Animated toy in the form of a rabbit, carved and assembled from several pieces of wood, standing and pivoting on its hind legs, while holding a large pestle in its teeth, with which it is pounding rice paste or mochi in a mortar; The rabbit is wearing a dark green cape; Both rabbit and mortar are mounted on a rectangular wooden base; Mochi cake is eaten during the full moon, and this type of toy is often given to children at the beginning of the year to ensure their health and happiness; Japanese writing is on back of rabbit’s cape and on one side of the pestle; Shop’s name (?) and telephone number are stamped on the base in red ink. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 6.6, Length = 15.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0244 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (rabbit) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Aichi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nagoya | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Cloth; String; Paint; Bamboo | |
| Description | Animated carving of a rabbit, painted white and wearing a red cloth garment and standing on a wooden platform while pounding mochi (rice); Platform is mounted on upright pole with crosspiece connected to rabbit by length of string; Raising and lowering the crosspiece pulls on string, causing rabbit to raise and lower its mochi pounder, striking the bowl in front of it. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.1, Width = 6.8, Depth = 13.7 |
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CAS 1993-0001-0227 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (soldier) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kumamoto Prefecture | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Papier mâché; Paint | |
| Description | Animated papier mâché figurine depicting head of Kinta, a foot soldier who served under Kato Kiyomasa, the building of Kumamoto castle; Kinta was a heavy drinker (hence the red face) who loved to play practical jokes; He wears a military black-lacquered hat; Head is mounted on wooden pole and fitted with string, which when pulled, causes Kinta to roll his eyes and stick out his tongue. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.5, Width = 5.8, Depth = 7.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1993-0001-0212 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (soldier) | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kumamoto Prefecture | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kumamoto | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Wood; Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint; Nails; Nylon cord | |
| Description | Animated papier mâché figurine depicting head of Kinta, a foot soldier who served under Kato Kiyomasa, the building of Kumamoto castle; Kinta was a heavy drinker (hence the red face) who loved to play practical jokes; He wears a military black-lacquered hat; Head is mounted on wooden pole and fitted with string, which when pulled, causes Kinta to roll his eyes and stick out his tongue; Japanese characters are printed on front of wooden support. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.6, Width = 8.1, Depth = 12.6 |
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