model

Model of a sushi bar. The sign on the right reads: ‘sushi’. On the left the sign translates as ‘adult’. Behind the pine tree on the left is a tatami mat, where people would sit on the floor. There is a divided curtain, noren, which also reads ‘sushi’. There is an array of sushi behind, with fish on top and rice underneath. The gold paper may represent the menu.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2015.27.1
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 74 mm x 146 mm x 75 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; paper
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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