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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 7350 Japanese folding print toy
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7350
- Creators:
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Unknown
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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1 Leavewoodblock print10. 5 x 15 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 7349/7350/73512
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a folding print toy depicting a standing woman holding a scroll. There are upper, side, and lower portions of the figure drawn in different positions around the central figure. When folded and unfolded, the central figure can be transformed so the woman is in different postures and holds different objects such as a fan, tray, teacup, and so forth.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Administration
Custodial History
The print was collected in Japan between 1870 and 1883 by Dr. Homer Lycurgus Law, a Naval Surgeon. It was donated to the Smithsonian as part of a larger collection of Chinese and Japanese objects by his daughter, Dr. Sally Porter Law McGlannan of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1935. It was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives by Chang-su Houchins in August 1983.
Processing Information
Data furnished by Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
MS 7350 Japanese folding print toy, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Related Materials
Related Materials
Other objects collected in Asia by Homer Lycurgus Law are held by the Department of Anthropology (Accession 134628).
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7350
NAA INV 08824700
USNM Accession Number 134628
USNM Catalog Number 373721
Variant Title
Variant Title
Picture Toy
Folding Trick Picture Card Depicting Woman in Various Poses and Holding Various Objects
Keywords
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Japan | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
East Asia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Toys | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Woodblock prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Japanese | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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