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Decoration - Artifacts

Description
Miniature Basket containing Folk Toys A: Small basket woven in heaxagonal weave of bamboo strips with bound rim. Interior is covered witrh white paper which has black circles and red and black kanji printed on it, It holds nine toys in miniature. B: Miniature kokeshi Doll H: 1.25", carved wood with stationary head painted black features painted red scarf on top of head. Painted green and red floral design on front of kimono. C: Miniature Daruma H: .5", Made of orange clay with tan colored face. Painted black eyebrows, mustache and white eyes and red mouth. D & E: Miniature figures carved from wood. D: Painted blue cloak with white dots fastened with an orange strap with white dots, black crosshatch pattern on lower body. Painted black hair, eyebrows and eyes, red mouth. Pink silk cord is looped and threaded through a hole extending through a hole from head to body. A tassel is formed with the pink cord tied to blue ad purple cords. E: Painted Green cloak with white dots fastened with an orange strap with white dots, black crosshatch pattern on lower body. Painted black hair, eyebrows and eyes, red mouth. Orange silk cord is looped and threaded through a hole extending through a hole from head to body. A tassel is formed with the orange cord tied to white and pink cords. F: Miniature Toy Dog, Inu Hariko, H: .75". Paper mache painted white, black fur on fore head, grey whiskewrers, blue eyes, red ears and mouth. Painted blue blanket with red, green and white dots. On back painted blue and red collar with white dots. Black dots on legs and tail which curls over back. Orange silk cords tied around neck. G: Lion Head, Shishi - Gashira, H: .375", Molded of saw dust and rice paste, painted red with painted black ears and eyebrows, gold painted eyes and teeth. Green woven ribbon strip glued to top of head and white and red symbol of a circle with horizontal line through middle. H: Miniature Drum - Atsuzumi, H: .5", Shaped middle section narrow in center,painted black with gold flecks, the flat round end pieces made of ivory or plastic have painted details and holes around the edge through which is strung silk orange thread. I: Possibly Miniature Drum?, H: .375", A tiny cylinder wrapped with green cloth with a painted white symbol of a circle of a line crossong though the middle. the ends of the cylinder are yellow and wrapped with a red band. A red silk cord is attached to each end of the cylinder forming a loop. J: Miniature Book, W: .75", Moulded wood paste in the form of an open book with a red painted cover, white pages, and horizontal black llines representing writing.
Object ID
1996.010.382