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

Collections

Asia

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.

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