A Trio of Carved Wooden Court Ladies-in-Waiting with Original Accessories, Circa 1930

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9 1/2" (24 cm.) standing. 7" seated. Each has carved wooden head and hands, glass eyes, silk fiber hair in elaborate coiffure that extends completely to her ankles, open mouth, tongue, teeth, painted features (the seated lady with "sky-brows") and wooden structure under the costumes on the two standing ladies allowing for free-standing poses. Each is wearing classic costume of Shinto court ladies-in-waiting (San'nin Kanjo) in vibrant red silk with patterned ivory silk top and sleeves, seven-layer collar, layered sleeve edges, holding sake ladles and posed around a wooden immortality tray with pine tree and plum decorations. Excellent condition. Showa era, mid-1930s. Each sleeve is embroidered with a design that is likely a maker's mark, and they are preserved in original signed wooden boxes.