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Description
38" (97 cm.) Posed in a dramatic stance as drummer, she has a carved wooden head with most appealing shy expression, lustrous gofun finish, glass inset eyes, painted features, very fine painted feathering of hair around her face, ornate coiffure with ornaments including ivy (tsu) design, wooden hands and feet, beautiful elongated fingers that are elegantly holding a drum with lacquered handle and gold details. She is wearing a Uchigake kimono with its left sleeve tossed back to reveal an under sleeve with crane pattern, and is posed on original wooden stand with wooden artist plaque having signature "Daiyu". Post-war 1950s.