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10" (25 cm.) All-wooden ningyo carved in a deliberately-angular rough-hewn manner known as one-knife-cut (itto-bori) depicts a character with wide grimacing expression, deeply carved scraggly red hair which extends below the hips at the back, sculpted and painted costume in elaborate dynamic designs and colors. Excellent condition. Showa era, early 1900s. The nara-ningyo traces its sophisticated roots back to the 17th century, with inspiration drawn mostly from the Noh theatre.