#228

Paper Mache Isho-Ningyo as Nanny, Patterned Kimono, Holding a Child, Circa 1930s
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$3,800
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13" (33 cm.) Paper mache head, gofun finish, glass eyes, painted features, painted feathering detail of hair around her forehead, black silk floss hair in upswept manner with chirimen bow and foil ornaments, wearing an unusual silk crepe kimono printed with designs of little children, plaid under-kimono, print skirt, sandals. She is holding a toy, and a little child is strapped to her back. Taisho era, 1930s.