A ceramic sculpture of three penguins in a row, designed by the Danish sculptor Theodor Madsen and produced by the Royal Copenhagen factory. The penguins lined up with their beaks pointed upward have a charming appearance. The piece was acquired by Prince Yasuhiko and Princess Nobuko during their stay in Europe in the 1920s and brought back to Japan. These penguins are visible in a photograph of the Small Drawing Room taken in the year the Prince Asaka Residence was completed. The storage box, likely made after the couple’s return to Japan, is labeled in ink with the text “Danish-made ceramics, set of three pelicans” (丁抹國製陶器 三羽揃ペリカン). At the time, penguins were not commonly known, and the name of a familiar bird was likely used based on characteristics such as the long beaks.