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9 1/2" (24 cm.) A young man, posed kneeling, has a carved wooden head with ivory-like gofun finish, glass inset eyes in dramatic side-slant, painted lashes, strong nose, closed mouth with scowling downcast expression, black silk fiber hair drawn back from his face into a topknot with extended backlocks and queue, and having a bald spot at his crown which indicates his youthfulness. He is wearing a rare indigo-blue kimono and pant combination of bast fiber with paste-resist designs of flying cranes, an under-kimono of gold brocade, padded silk brocade hand guards, paper armor, and carries a sword and fan. Generally excellent. Edo period, circa 1850. An unusual diminutive size for this musha-ningyo model.