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Cloth doll with traditional Okinawan dress. Hair pulled up in a chignon a dark cotton ikat gown underneath with multi- colored kimono on top. In her hands she holds a large flower-like hat. (See 1988.011.001 for actual hat.) This contemporary doll…

2- Hand-made paper calendars for 1981 and 1985 Calendar of Tibetian Dragons Block-print dragons depicted on each page in a variety of ink colors with silver green red black and blue dominant. A red ribbon on the top serves to hang it. The cover has a…

Wood Block Print called "In a Temple Yard" by Hiroshi Yoshida famous Japanese printmaker. Three Japanese ladies with babies on their backs standing in a temple yard. There is a pond in the foreground a bell tower in the background with cherry trees…

Sandalwood slat-style fan with very faint floral decoration on hand-made paper. Edge of fan decorated in gold. Silver cord hangs from the bottom of the fan.

Flat fan with butterfly-shaped form. One side of the fan face is red the other black. Both are decorated with writing in Japanese. The red side also has a gold crescent and a diamond form. A gold metal band decorated the top of the handle the bottom…

Flat circular paper fan with bamboo handle. One side in blue paint has a scene depicting tall grass and flowers. The reverse side is white with some writing in red.

Sandalwood slat-style fan with brown lacquer sides and hand-made paper body. Decorative motif depicts abstract form of fish.

Slat-style sandalwood fan with gauze top. Scene depicts landscape bridge crossing with people. Sides of slats deep lacquered brown. Silver top edging.

Black lacquer slat-style fan. The tips are embellished with silver paint and a silver paper band holds the fan together. Silver cord at bottom. When open the fan reveals a mountain scene in gold and sparkles. The top of the fan is gauze the slats are…

Four hand-painted scenes in an outer folder labeled Four Seasons of the Capitol (Kyoto). The pictures are 4.625" x 6" set in a carboard frame 7" x 9.625". (A) Winter scene of a shrine entry gate (B) Spring scene of cherry blossoms and pines with a…