Carved Wooden Lady (Kyoto-Bijin) in Embroidered Red Silk Robes, Late 1800s

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10" (25 cm.) Carved wooden head with gofun finish, painted eyes in deeply-set sockets, heavily modeled eyelids, aquiline nose, teeth, black silk fiber hair in ornate fashion with long sidelocks and looped crown curls that are decorated with hair bows, carved wooden hands and bare feet, and wearing a red silk kimono with well-detailed embroidery, padded silk crepe sleeveless kimono, black brocade obi with chirimen ties. Excellent condition. Meiji era, late 1800s.