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Description
10" (25 cm.) seted. Carved wooden head with beautifully-shaped face, dowel-attached to body, gofun finish, painted features, narrow painted eyes with heavily-modeled eyelids, detailed "sky-brows", gentle expression on beautifully-painted lips, painted feathered hair edges the black silk fiber hair that is drawn back and extends to her waist, carved wooden hands. She is wearing the distinctive costume known as "kokin" with notable detail of fine embroiderey on front sleeves and narrow bands of alternate silk patterns with brown edging, seven layered collars, coral silk sash, elaborate tassels and cords, and gauze train at the back with hand-painted flowers. Generally excellent, crown is not original Edo period, circa 1850.