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 9/16 × 2 3/16 × 5 1/2 in. (9 × 5.5 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Robert Coffland, given in loving memory of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, A.2013.51.1

Object numberA.2013.51.1

DescriptionSewn and stuffed animal bird, made from dyed fabric and stuffed with rice husks and seeds, decorated in gold, red, grey, purple, and blue colors, two wings point upward, bird's beak points forward, sticker with Japanese characters on bottom, possibly artist's signature.