Doll
late 19th century (made)
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Doll wearing a robe, standing on a base, and represents a dancing girl. The outer robe with its long sleeves is of printed blue-crêpe with a design of peonies and other flowers. It bears in five places a cherry-blossom as 'mon', and is lined with red and gold silk woven in a pattern of pine-needles. The embroidered chemise is shown at the neck and the petticoat is of red-crêpe. The doll wears socks of white silk but no sandals. The under-sash is of red-crêpe whilst the outer sash (obi) is of a rich scarlet brocade woven with a floral pattern, and it is tied in a bow with long ends at the back which is kept in place by a red cord with a dragon buckle. The dolls hair is in a butterfly style and is decorated with a horn pin with a carnelian head, one with white metal pin with peonies, and a red-crêpe bow and artificial flowers. In her left hand she holds a branch of cherry blossom.
The doll stands on an oblong base covered with red silk. It has a stamp impressed beneath.
The doll stands on an oblong base covered with red silk. It has a stamp impressed beneath.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed crêpe, lined with silk, partly embroidered, silk, partly brocaded, horn, carnelian, metal |
| Brief description | Doll in a printed crêpe robe lined with silk, made by Oki Heizo, Kyoto, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Doll wearing a robe, standing on a base, and represents a dancing girl. The outer robe with its long sleeves is of printed blue-crêpe with a design of peonies and other flowers. It bears in five places a cherry-blossom as 'mon', and is lined with red and gold silk woven in a pattern of pine-needles. The embroidered chemise is shown at the neck and the petticoat is of red-crêpe. The doll wears socks of white silk but no sandals. The under-sash is of red-crêpe whilst the outer sash (obi) is of a rich scarlet brocade woven with a floral pattern, and it is tied in a bow with long ends at the back which is kept in place by a red cord with a dragon buckle. The dolls hair is in a butterfly style and is decorated with a horn pin with a carnelian head, one with white metal pin with peonies, and a red-crêpe bow and artificial flowers. In her left hand she holds a branch of cherry blossom. The doll stands on an oblong base covered with red silk. It has a stamp impressed beneath. |
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| Credit line | Given by Count Mutsu |
| Object history | Given by Count Mutsu, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | T.300-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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