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Description
10" (25 cm.) Each has carved wooden head with gofun finish, enamel inset eyes, open mouth with double tow of tiny teeth, black silk fiber hair drawn into a long backlock, carved wooden hands, and is wearing an elaborate matching silk brocade costume with red cord trim, red silk trousers, and attached richly-designed painted and lacquered butterfly wings at the back. Each holds silk flowers and is posed on its original base. Generally excellent, one with some paint loss on wings. Taisho era, circa 1920.