DepartmentAsia
Tengu Kokeshi Doll
NameDoll
CultureJapanese
Datec. 1960
Place madeTOHOKU DISTRICT, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions3 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 in. (7.9 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.3.600
Object numberA.1981.3.600
DescriptionLathe-turned, drilled, pegged, painted. Figure has long red nose, shaggy eyebrows, grey beard and moustache, sinister eyes, frown, black hair. Wears gold cap with blue ties, white kimono with brown. Trim. Body shaped like top. // See A.1981.3.228.
c. 1960
Early 20th century
c. 2017