Carved Wooden Lady (Kyoto-Bijin) with Beautiful Robes in Seated Pose, Early 1900s

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9 1/2" (24 cm.) Carved wooden head with gofun finish, glass inset eyes, open mouth, teeth, heavily modeled eyelids, painted feathering of hair around the forehead edges, black silk fiber hair in elaborate upswept fashion with lacquer-paper and tortoise shell ornaments, carved wooden hands with posed fingers, carved wooden feet tucked bemeath her. She is wearing plum silk crepe costume with dynamic floral designs in red and pink. and with red and white silk padded linings, red pants, five-layered collar, and a red silk brocade obi with chirimen and cord ties. Generally excellent. Meiji era, early 1900s.