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Artist

Hiroshi Miura

Description

Yodufu Server, miniature wood carving by Hiroshi Miura, comprising a wooden box containing a charcoal burner, a ceramic bowl, a copper pitcher, and a rake.

Yodufu is a hot tofu dish. The box portion of the server would hold tofu with the rake used to break the tofu apart. The ceramic bowl would hold dashi and the copper pitcher would be to assemble the yudofu over the charcoal burner.

Keywords

Miniature, Woodwork

Original Medium

Wood, Copper, Ceramic

Item Size

24.2 cm x 18 cm x 19 cm

Origin

Japan

Date Information

1976

Artifact Number

M86-010

Original Collection

Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana

Holding Repository

University of Montana, Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

M86-10 (2).jpeg (4512 kB)

Digital Publisher

University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library

Image Credit

Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana

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Keywords

Miniature, Woodwork

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