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1" (3 cm.) -4". Each of the six wood carved figures is dressed in silk crepe and silk brocade textiles done in the kimekomi technique of applied textiles, with painted features; including a pair of actors in the roles of samurai as part of a Kyogen performance, a Sanbaso dancer with conical hat bearing sun and moon pattern with painted mizuhiki presentation ribbon on his forehead, a small seated maid with a full Okame-like face with a tall carved hairstyle, a boy proffering a silk sack dressed in an outer sleeveless coat in green and a blue kimono mounted on a small base, and a slightly taller courtier figure wearing a tall hat with painted mizuhiki presentation ribbon with white silk brocade hakama trousers and a chirimen silk crepe outer jacket and kimono. Edo-Meiji Eras, 19th century. Exhibited Japan Society (1996). Published: Ningyo: The Art of the Human Figure, p. 23 Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo, p. 156-157.