Japanese Theater Doll, Chinese Warrior

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls Pre 1900: item #104745

Very unique Japanese puppet theater doll (ningyo), Takeda ningyo (doll) or Takeda doll style with well carved wood head and hands dressed as a Chinese warrior. A good quality doll in excellent condition, original hair, circa late Edo to Meiji period. 11" on 1 1/2" stand.

Japanese Shoki Doll, Demon Queller #1

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls Pre 1920: item #104730

Japanese Shoki (demon queller) doll for the Japanese Boy's Day. The story of Shoki came from ancient Chinese folklore. He was known to cure ailing emperor of the Tang Dynasty when he was plagued with nightmares. Shoki showed up in the emperor's dream and chased the demons away. This store was later adopted by the Japanese. Shoki became to be the only non-Japanese figure displayed in early Japanese Boy's Day festival since the Edo period (1603-1868). Circa 1910 to 1930. This is not a ... Click for details

Japanese Clay Doll, Beautiful Oiran Geisha

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls Pre 1920: item #96095

Very impressive Japanese clay doll, 17 inches tall oiran geisha ningyo (doll). When the hina dolls were limited only to a few wealthy people, these clay dolls were for regular people (more than 90 percent of the population). Most of the clay dolls in the mid Edo period (1603-1868) have their roots in the Fushimi clay dolls of the Kyoto area which were originally sold as souvenirs to the pilgrims on the way to the Fushimi Inari Shrine. While the early clay dolls in the Edo period sti... Click for details

Large Takeda Doll - Joruri Samurai Ningyo

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls Pre 1900: item #87455

Rare Menka Buri Gosho Doll, Edo

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls Pre 1900: item #72157
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A rare menka buri gosho ningyo of paper mache construction finished in polished white gofun (crushed oyster shell). The doll dates from the Bunka / Bunsei period (1804 - 1818 / 1818 - 1830) and is 5" x 4.7". The clothing is old 'shoken silk' brocade and the hair is silk that has been dyed black using sumi ink rich in iron. A handle on the back raises both arms to apply the mask to the face (see detailed photos). Both face and mask have well modeled and delicately painted facial features. The nar... Click for details

Three Meiji Ladies-in-Waiting Hina Dolls

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls Pre 1920: item #54806
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Three standing Japanese ladies-in-waiting Girl’s Day Festival (“Hina matsuri”) dolls on black lacquer base with six-panel gold folding screen. Meiji period. Their expressive faces have several layers of gofun, with delicately painted hairlines, eyelashes and eyebrows. Their mouths are open, showing teeth and tongue, and they have inset glass eyes. There are signatures on the wood stems of their removable heads. Their beautiful gray silk brocade outer kimonos, lined in red silk, bear diminutive d... Click for details