Carved Wooden Takeda Theatrical Figure in Dramatic Pose, Circa 1850

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13" (33 cm.) Carved wooden head with tinted gofun finish depicting an old man in highly dramatic pose, with one leg extended and the other posed upon a stump, having wizened features on the scowling face, white silk fiber topknot and elongated sidelocks, and elaborate costume with a dramatic dragon embroidered on sleeves, very stylized velvet trim, and painted stockings and shoes. Generally excellent. Late Edo period, circa 1850, a rare unidentified person in Takeda presentation, on original black lacquer wooden base.