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10" (25 cm.) h. warrior 10" l, tiger. Paper mache with pigmented gofun finish, glass eyes black silk fiber brows, moustache very long beard, and topknot, shadowed crown, wooden hands with painted black gloves, wooden feet, painted stockings and fur-tipped shoes, wearing lacquered paper armor over silk brocade kimono. He is posed in warrior stance, as though holding off the paper mache tiger which has a silk crepe hide with stripes and claws, fierce open mouth, defined teeth and fangs, glass eyes, and upheld tail. Generally excellent. Taisho era, circa 1920.