#206

Miniature Ningyo as Shirabyoshi Dancer, Mid-1900s
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$250
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Description
7" (18 cm.) Paper mache head with gofun finish, painted features, heavy eyelids, closed mouth, black silk fiber hair, wooden hands in dynamic pose, wearing a silk brocade costume, elaborate crown, carrying a drum and posed on gilt-accented wooden base. Generally excellent. Mid-1900s.