#222

Diminutive Carved Wooden Ningyo Depicting Fireman in Guild Coat
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$150
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Description
8" (20 cm.) Posed dynamically, with legs braced for support and arms held up in mannered stance, with carved wooden head having dowel neck attachment, shadowed grey crown, enamel eyes, closed mouth, silk floss sidelocks and backlocks, and wearing an unusual costume having lettering on front straps and a red panel at the upper back, posed on original stand. Excellent condition. Taisho era, early 1900s.