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8" (20 cm.) Each, depicted in a standing pose on red silk covered bases and with expressively-posed hands, has carved wooden head, torso, legs, and lower arms with gofun finish, painted features, narrow eyes, smiliing, teeth, and impressed dimples. He has bald pate and delicately feathered painted hair at forehead under a silk cap with gold brocade rim, and is wearing stiffened ivory silk pants with painted floral design, plaid silk kimono, brocade sleeveless outer coat, sash, slippers and is carrying a wooden rake She has black silk fiber hair, and is wearing a red silk padded kimono with thick padding, four-layered collars and sleeves, green silk print sleeveless outer kimono, brocade obi with red cord tie and is carrying a wooden broom. Generally excellent. The pair of gosho are parody ningyo (mitate) of the beloved Takasago legend; (see #24 of this book). Taisho era, early 1900s.