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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-17042, described as Toy" dog / charm; white plaster dog w/black detailing, pad. features, blanket over back and chest w/printed floral designs; red ribbon collar; tail over back; earths chipped. Ptd. plaster; printed silk (?) cloth; silk ribbon. Japan, prob. Kanto District & urban-prefecture of Tokyo; if Tokyo, Nihombashi District. Inu-Hariko. H. 13 cm. "Folk toys in Japan have been more than childhood playthings...they have also been objects of art to be appreciated and enshrined on a Shinto altar as a symbol of belief....In times past, although there were some toys to play with, toys were owned more for exorcism than for play. They were not generally sold on the market, but only at the time of a shrine festival....." This example prob. cal 1920. Inu-Harilo = charm sold at various Shinto shrines in Tokyo and other parts of the Kanto district; especially appropriate for an expectant mother i.e. female dog is a symbol of easy, safe delivery because she gives birth to several puppies with relative ease. Traditional Toys of Japan, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles - see acc. env. Also see excerpt from MINGEI JAPANESE FOLK ART (Brooklyn Mus. 1985 exh. cat. by Bob Moses). Fotocopy in acc. env.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-18172, described as “Doll,” painted hand-made paper; mold-made standing female figure, flat bottom; varicolored features; painted characters on underside (see translation by Yae Koda in accompanying envelope)

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 3-29242, described as Figurine; standing woman; clay body, woven wool garments, two long braids. Height 8.5 cm. Clay (Terra cotta), woven wool garments, yarn, synthetic hair.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 16-19489a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 3-29241b, described as Figurine with baby; clay with garments; (a) mother; standing figure with outstretched arms; dressed in woven wool garment; baby in carrier (sling) on her back; H woman including garment 9 cm; (b) baby wrapped in blue woven cloth; L 4.5 cm Baked clay, various garments, yarn, synthetic

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-18173, described as Kokeshi doll; painted wood anthropomorphic “doll” with columnar body widening towards bottom; spherical head; red, green and black including red encircling bands; artist’s name painted on underside; In Japanese Dolls: The Image and the Motif (Lea Baten, Tokyo, 1986) the following theory is advanced - “In cases of extreme poverty women were reduced to abortion, infanticide, or the sale of their children. the doll could be a memorial of a dead child, or a child sold into bondage, kept in the house as a prayer and a plea for fogiveness. The name itself (ko= child, keshi= erasing) seems to confirm this theory.” See translation by Yae Koda of signature (?) in accompanying envelope.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 3-29241a, described as Figurine with baby; clay with garments; (a) mother; standing figure with outstretched arms; dressed in woven wool garment; baby in carrier (sling) on her back; H woman including garment 9 cm; (b) baby wrapped in blue woven cloth; L 4.5 cm Baked clay, various garments, yarn, synthetic

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-14746, described as Doll; “Kokeshi Doll” of carved and painted wood; two sections, large bobbing head; black-painted hair, black and red-painted facial features, green, gold and white painted garments; H. 4.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-17041, described as Doll" representing Daruma; white face, black hair, red body w/cross-hatching and diagonals in gold and black; gold foil circle on chest; papier mache, paint, plaster weighted base. Paint, gold foil, papier mache, paster. Japan unsp. "Daruma is a symbol of enlightenment and patience. He is Japan's most popular mascot. Daruma embodies the idea of indomitable resilience as he cannot be toppled over...The Daruma dolls of Japan are named after an Indian Buddhist priest named Bodhidarma...[who] remained seated, absorbed in mediation, for nine years...During this time temptations were heaped upon him by evil spirits without any results...At the end of nine years his limbs had all withered away...Usually the doll is male with a white face and black hair..."Folk toys in Japan have been more than childhood playthings...they have also been objects of art to be appreciated and enshrined on a Shinto altar as a symbol of belief.....". Traditional Toys of Japan, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles - see copy of page in acc. env. H. 8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-17042, described as Toy" dog / charm; white plaster dog w/black detailing, pad. features, blanket over back and chest w/printed floral designs; red ribbon collar; tail over back; earths chipped. Ptd. plaster; printed silk (?) cloth; silk ribbon. Japan, prob. Kanto District & urban-prefecture of Tokyo; if Tokyo, Nihombashi District. Inu-Hariko. H. 13 cm. "Folk toys in Japan have been more than childhood playthings...they have also been objects of art to be appreciated and enshrined on a Shinto altar as a symbol of belief....In times past, although there were some toys to play with, toys were owned more for exorcism than for play. They were not generally sold on the market, but only at the time of a shrine festival....." This example prob. cal 1920. Inu-Harilo = charm sold at various Shinto shrines in Tokyo and other parts of the Kanto district; especially appropriate for an expectant mother i.e. female dog is a symbol of easy, safe delivery because she gives birth to several puppies with relative ease. Traditional Toys of Japan, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles - see acc. env. Also see excerpt from MINGEI JAPANESE FOLK ART (Brooklyn Mus. 1985 exh. cat. by Bob Moses). Fotocopy in acc. env.

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-18172, described as “Doll,” painted hand-made paper; mold-made standing female figure, flat bottom; varicolored features; painted characters on underside (see translation by Yae Koda in accompanying envelope)

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 3-29241b, described as Figurine with baby; clay with garments; (a) mother; standing figure with outstretched arms; dressed in woven wool garment; baby in carrier (sling) on her back; H woman including garment 9 cm; (b) baby wrapped in blue woven cloth; L 4.5 cm Baked clay, various garments, yarn, synthetic

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-18173, described as Kokeshi doll; painted wood anthropomorphic “doll” with columnar body widening towards bottom; spherical head; red, green and black including red encircling bands; artist’s name painted on underside; In Japanese Dolls: The Image and the Motif (Lea Baten, Tokyo, 1986) the following theory is advanced - “In cases of extreme poverty women were reduced to abortion, infanticide, or the sale of their children. the doll could be a memorial of a dead child, or a child sold into bondage, kept in the house as a prayer and a plea for fogiveness. The name itself (ko= child, keshi= erasing) seems to confirm this theory.” See translation by Yae Koda of signature (?) in accompanying envelope.

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 3-29241a, described as Figurine with baby; clay with garments; (a) mother; standing figure with outstretched arms; dressed in woven wool garment; baby in carrier (sling) on her back; H woman including garment 9 cm; (b) baby wrapped in blue woven cloth; L 4.5 cm Baked clay, various garments, yarn, synthetic

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-14746, described as Doll; “Kokeshi Doll” of carved and painted wood; two sections, large bobbing head; black-painted hair, black and red-painted facial features, green, gold and white painted garments; H. 4.5 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-17041, described as Doll" representing Daruma; white face, black hair, red body w/cross-hatching and diagonals in gold and black; gold foil circle on chest; papier mache, paint, plaster weighted base. Paint, gold foil, papier mache, paster. Japan unsp. "Daruma is a symbol of enlightenment and patience. He is Japan's most popular mascot. Daruma embodies the idea of indomitable resilience as he cannot be toppled over...The Daruma dolls of Japan are named after an Indian Buddhist priest named Bodhidarma...[who] remained seated, absorbed in mediation, for nine years...During this time temptations were heaped upon him by evil spirits without any results...At the end of nine years his limbs had all withered away...Usually the doll is male with a white face and black hair..."Folk toys in Japan have been more than childhood playthings...they have also been objects of art to be appreciated and enshrined on a Shinto altar as a symbol of belief.....". Traditional Toys of Japan, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles - see copy of page in acc. env. H. 8 cm.

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Current results range from 1983 to 1983

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6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children5 objects
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions4 objects
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies2 objects
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling2 objects

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