#156

Tableau Doll Depecting The Tale of The 47 Ronin, Early 1900s
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$300
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Description
11" (28 cm.) x 13"h. base. Posed upon a wooden base with unusual theatre-like background are two 8" courtiers in dynamic poses, with carved wooden heads, gofun finish (one with tinted complexion), painted eyes and facial features, one with shadowed bald pate and silk fiber sidelocks, his legs posed in defensive manner; and the other with painted details on the edging of his kimono. Very good condition. Taisho era, early 1900s.