DepartmentAsia
Tanuki
NameAnimal Sculpture
CultureJapanese
Datec. 1960
Place madeJAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumPaper, paint, adhesive
Dimensions6 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 2 9/16 in. (16.5 × 11 × 6.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.190
Object numberA.1981.4.190
DescriptionPapier-mache, gessoed; details painted with enamel. Fat, gray, seated with tail straight up. Off-white chest; red ears, round black eyes, nose. Brown bottle suspended by string from right paw; paper tag with calligraphy from left paw.
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
