$600
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
15" (38 cm.) Carved wooden head, hands which are sculpted to hold drum stick and bare feet, lustrous gofun finish, inset glass eyes, painted features, laughing expression, teeth, feathering detail of painted hair at sides of head and slits for silk fiber side locks in long lengths to indicate youthfulness, posed atop a wooden drum, his right foot extended with upraised big toe, and his hands posed to begin drumming, wearing a silk brocade outer coat, red silk crepe kimono with embroidered designs, and lacquered musician's cap, and is mounted on a wooden base designed to appear as a rocky countryside. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Japan, Meiji era, late 1800s. Value Points: well-preserved early doll with delightful pose, with original costume.