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Description
18" (46 cm.) seated. Carved wooden swivel head, gofun finish, narrow enamel inset eyes with well-defined eyelids, black feathered brows, strong nose, firmly-set lips, painted detail of hair around the edges of forehead, inserted black silk fiber hair. carved wooden hands and shoes. Posed seated, with arms extended, as though at court, he is wearing a lined silk brocade kimono with chrysanthemum pattern over grey brocade trousers with matching design, and has inner kimono, multi-layered collars, elaborate paper laquered armor, gold lacquer cap, holds a fan in his wrist-guarded hands, and carries a sword with tiger tail trim. Very good condition albeit sparsity of hair. Meiji era, late 1800s, he depicts the Emperor Ojin, a popular musha-ningyo created for Boy's Day festivities.