#165

Rare Archer (Yabusame) with Unique Details of Costume, Early 1900s
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$250
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Wood composite head with slightly pigmented gofun, glass inset eyes, shadowed chin and pate, black silk fiber hair with tied-down topknot, and painted moustache. He is wearing an unusual costume with gold silk brocade jacket whose right arm and shoulder are stitch-attached to another color jacket, blue leg guards over yellow silk blousy trousers, painted blue shoes and matching gloves, woven wide-brimmed hat with finial, and carries two swords, one with brush edging, and is posed on original base. Excellent condition. Taisho era, early 1900s.