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AB 782.6 and AB 782.7

Miss Kyoto

  • AB 782.28 Tea Ceremony Booklet
  • AB 782 u.1-5
  • AB 782 s Sensu
  • AB 782 o Higasa
  • AB 782.9 Miniature Chest
  • AB 782.25 Doll Purse
  • AB 782.18 Teapot
  • AB 782.13 Hair Ornament
  • AB 782.11 Zori
  • AB 782.8 Chest
  • AB 782.17 Tea Caddy
  • AB 782.6 and AB 782.7 Bonbori Lamps
  • AB 782.24 Otedama
  • AB 782.14 Tea Set & AB 782.15 Bamboo Container
  • AB 782.12 Miss Kyoto's Geta
  • AB 782.10 Mirror and Case
  • AB 782.5 Trunk
  • AB 782.19 Hibachi Set
  • AB 782.23 Toy Lamb
  • AB 782.1 Miss Kyoto (front)
What is it?
Bonbori Lamps
What is it made of?
Wood/Lacquer/Paint/Silk
Where is it from?
Japan
When was it made?
1927
Object ID
AB 782.6 and AB 782.7
Description

This pair of miniature bonbori lamps is one of the Miss Kyoto doll accessories. They are both made of black lacquer with a painted gold leaf design on the base. The six-sided lampshades are made from separate pieces of silk painted with sakura (cherry blossoms). The lampshade on AB 782.7 is damaged, torn in three of the six panels. Bonbori lamps are paper lamps on a post that have a six-sided cross-section and a wide, open top.

Credit
Donated by the Committee on World Friendship Among Children, 1928
AB 782.6 and AB 782.7 Bonbori Lamps