National Anthropological Archives

Guide to MS 7350 Japanese folding print toy

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7350
Creators:
Unknown
Dates:
undated
Languages:
No linguistic content; Not applicable
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Physical Description:
1 Leave
woodblock print
10. 5 x 15 inches
Repository:
Container:
7349/7350/7351
2

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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
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