#226

Theatrical Isho-Ningyo Depecting a Shirabyoshi Dancer, Circa 1900
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$300
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13" (33 cm.) Carved wooden head with gofun finish, glass eyes, painted features, black silk fiber hair that extends down her entire back, wooden hands and feet, wearing an unusual bast fiber kimono with painted designs, over padded silk chirimen kimono in vivid shades of orange and blue, with ivory silk lining, gold textured hat and holding a drum and fan, posed on original wooden stand. Excellent condition. Taisho era, early 1900s.