Japanese Doll (Box 1)

Japanese Doll (Box 1)

1800-1894

dolls

The doll depicts a standing young woman. From the position of her hands, it is possible to guess that she may have once held an umbrella or fan. She wears a blue furisode (long sleeved kimono) and a red-gold underrobe, Her obi (sash) trails behind her; it is gold brocade.

Japan

wood (plant material); shell white (pigment); cloth

5 x 6 x 15 inches (Measurements are of the box the doll was contained in)

Turner, William Patillo (Purchaser) ; Candler, Warren Akin (Funder)

Oxford College Library (Oxford, Ga.)

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