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Description
13" (33 cm.) h. gosho. 20" with parasol. 16" w. Unusual large-scale hadaka-saga type gosho-ningyo is carved wood figure covered overall in a fine white gofun with a painted mizuhiki auspicious presentation ribbon on his forehead, happy facial expression with narrow eyes, posed in a kurui or contorted style with legs spread wide, crimped toes, upper body twisting to the left, face tilted upwards, with the arms strikingly positioned, holding a red parasol (replaced) in his right hand, wearing a silk haragake bib with embroidered designs. Restoration of gofun, replaced parasol. Edo Period, late 18th century. Hadaka-saga (or naked saga) dolls, an important step in the evolution of gosho-ningyo, were a relatively short-lived phenomenon during the mid-late 18th century.