“Year of the Dog” Annual Lunar New Year Celebration


Ema (shrine plaque), mid-late 20th century Japan. Wood, paint, cord, 3 3/8 × 4 13/16 × 3/16 in. (8.6 × 12.3 × 0.5 cm) Gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1995.93.1722

Paper cut dog, ca. 1960. China. Red paper, 3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9 × 12 cm) Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1991.47.295

Dog figure, ca. 1965 Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Papier machê, paint, 3 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (9.5 x 9 x 5 cm) Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1981.3.715

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