Japanese Carved Wooden Kyoto-Bijan Wearing an Unusual Rose Silk Crepe Kimono

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10" (25 cm.) Carved wooden head with gofun finish, glass inset eyes, painted features, closed mouth, black silk fiber hair arranged in an elaborate coiffure that is lavishly trimmed with shaped multi-colored flowers of silk crepe, wooden hands with expressive fingers and wooden feet, wearing a very fine pale rose silk crepe (chirimen) costume with patterned white flowers, red silk lining, red under-kimono, and a silk brocade obi with long train at the back, fawn-spotted silk crepe sash, and rose cord waist tie, with fan and standing on original wooden base. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Showa era, circa 1930s. Value Points: desirable petite model of Kyoto-bijan ("beautiful lady") rare costume details.