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Description
15" (38 cm.) Of low-fired clay, the portrait of the sea-salt maiden from the drama Shiokumi is richly-sculpted to suggest actual folds and drapes of fabric, and hand-painted with vibrant colors and designs, and carries original painted pots. Excellent condition. Showa era, circa 1925. The doll is shown and discussed in Japanese Dolls, The Fascinating World of Ningyo by Alan Scott Pate, page 183.