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  • AB 81-82 Soroban (front)
  • AB 75-16 Riddle Card Game
  • 2006.X.102 Randoseru Backpack (closed)
  • AB 756 d Ruler
  • AB 756 t Book (volume one)
  • 2006.X.199 Photo Album (cover)
  • 2006.X.84 Abacus
  • AB 756 k Box of Crayons (closed)
  • AB 756 a Book Bag (closed)
  • 2009.105.1 a-d Clay Working Tools
  • AB 90-8 Animal School Supplies
  • AB 75-9 Football Pencil
  • 2006.X.86 Planner (cover)
  • AB 82-35 Mojiasobi Game
  • AB 86-5 Chopsticks Set
What is it?
Crayons
What is it made of?
Cardboard/Wax
Where is it from?
Japan
When was it made?
1900-1938
Object ID
AB 756 k
Description

This thin, rectangular Japanese crayon box is part of a collection of items that would have been used by a 6th grade schoolgirl in Japan. The box features the words "Maitei Kureon" ("Mighty Crayons") in katakana across the front and again underneath the top lid. A modern, geometric plant is depicted in primary colors set in a blue diamond across a red background on the lid, along with the number of crayons ("18 c.") in the lower left corner and additional Japanese text in the lower right-hand corner. Thin white stripes line the edges of the lid. The inside of the top lid has a yellow background with two blue intersecting lines and what is probably the company logo. Inside the box, there are 18 crayons of varying colors with a label reading "Mighty Crayons" on the shaft. The box has a plain tan cardboard bottom.

Credit
Donated by Kokusai Bunka Shinkikai, 1938
AB 756 k Box of Crayons (closed)