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Description
11" (28 cm.) h. 14"l. Sculpted of composition wood with very plump face, full cheeks and chin, very large ears, tinted rosy gofun finish with shadowed detail at the edge of hair, enamel eyes, strong nose, closed mouth with well-defined smiling lips, black silk fiber hair, bald spot at crown indicating youth, on original body with matching finish, posed with sprawling legs and extended arms as though beseeching, fingers curled, and wearing his original red silk-edged purple bib with gold thread embroidery, under brown velvet jacket with applique design at the back. Good condition, fine original finish, repair at torso under jacket, hair sparse at the back. Meiji era, late 1800s.