"Dog and Cat" mechanical bank

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Title	"Dog and Cat" mechanical bank
Artist	Artist Unknown (Japan)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Wood, pigment

Size:

6 1/4 x 4 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (15.88 x 10.64 x 6.35 cm)

Creation Place:

Japan

Culture:

Japan

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Inscriptionsunder foot, black stamp: [JAPAN / SLIDE TO OPEN / (arrow to right)]; under foot, in black ink: [I'm from Penra.]

Physical Description:

wooden brown dog house with red roof; arching cat standing on chimney, white and black spotted dog stands in front of house; coin slot covered by dog's head; depressing the cat makes the dog's head move downward exposing slot--release and cat and dog return to original position with a squeaking noise

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.428

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

"Dog and Cat" mechanical bank

Artist Unknown (Japan)

20th century