Tengu Toys
Datec. 1960
Place madeNIIGATA PREFECTURE?, CHUBU DISTRICT, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumPaper, ceramic, paint
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (7 × 4.5 × 5 cm)
ClassificationsToys
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.445X
Object numberA.1981.4.445X
DescriptionWrapped, glued, painted. Clay base wrapped in black paper cone painted with glossy paint. Red stick for nose. Triangular red face with black markings, large white eyeballs. Pointed head. // "Japanese Toys" Sonobe, Sakamoto, Pomeroy. Plate 144, page 466.On View
On viewc. 1960
Late 19th - Mid 20th century