Stuffed fabric bird

NameStuffed animal

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateLate 20th century

Place madeTakayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumBlock-printed fabric, rice husks

Dimensions3 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 1 15/16 in. (8 × 11 × 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Robert Coffland, given in loving memory of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, A.2013.51.2

Object numberA.2013.51.2

DescriptionSewn and stuffed animal bird, made from dyed fabric and stuffed with rice husks and seeds, decorated in brown, dark brown, and blue colors, two wings are folded back and bird's beak and head are nestled onto its back, sticker with Japanese characters on bottom, possibly artist's signature.