Diminutive Carved Wooden Portrait of Samurai in Full Armor, Early 1900s

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8" (20 cm.) Carved wooden head with dowel neck attachment, gofun finish, painted facial features with narrow eyes, painted moustache, stern expression, long back wiry hair under black net hat with paper banding, ornate silk kimono, patterned pants under black lacquer armor with unusual knee guards, painted striped stockings, fur-tipped boots, painted gloves, silk obi, carrying sword. Taisho era, circa 1920.