DepartmentAsia

Tanuki

NameSculpture

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeJAPAN, East Asia, ASIA

MediumPapier-mache, paint, gesso, varnish, fiber

Dimensions4 1/8 × 2 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (10.5 × 7.5 × 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.3.658

Object numberA.1981.3.658

Collections

Asia

DescriptionPapier-mache, mold made, gessoed, tempera painted, varnished. Sits upright on haunches, gray back and legs, white belly and face, cloth head scarf, paws hold paper bag and brown bottle. Weighted bottom.

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