Folding paper lantern for use with candle. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Folding paper lantern for use with candle. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/1/2017]
Long description: Folding paper lantern for use with candle. Long, round paper lantern with round wooden base and circular wooden top rim with arched metal handle. The body of the lantern is decorated. The top is dark blue and fades into light blue and then white around the body on which floral patterns are painted. The bottom of the body is pink. There is a piece of brown ?raffia tied into a knot around the handle. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani; PRM source Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: By September 1965
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Process Decorated, Process Tied, Process Bent, Process Nailed, Process Painted, Process Printed
Dimensions: Height: max 36 mm collapsed, Diameter: max 183 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.9.69

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