"Coffin Bank" mechanical bank

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Title	"Coffin Bank" mechanical bank
Artist	Yone
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Metal, pigment, fabric, plastic

Size:

1 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (4.45 x 16.19 x 6.67 cm)

Creation Place:

Japan

Culture:

Japan

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Inscriptionon skeleton's head at side, in turqouise: [YONE (inside a diamond)]; on skeleton's head at side, in turquoise: [MADE IN JAPAN PAT (illegible)]

Physical Description:

metal rectangular box bank with printing on two sides; third side has a key with pictures of spiders and webs fourth side has door to coin container; top has plastic skeleton head with a piece of felt covering a skeleton hand

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.469

Artist:

Yone, Japan

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

Japan

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009