Japanese Doll (Box 3; 3 of 3)

Japanese Doll (Box 3; 3 of 3)

Oxford College Library (Oxford, Ga.)

1800-1894

The doll depicts a standing woman. She is probably married, judging from the simple hairstyle and kosode (short-sleeved kimono) she is wearing. The placement of her hands suggests that she was originally holding something, now lost. Her geta (clogs) are very high. She wears a pale gray jacket with a lace tied near the collarbone, a broad obi (sash), and several layers of kimono. Color of the underrobe visible at her wrists is reddish. The piece is badly deteriorated.

Japan

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

1.3 x 2 x 3.67 inches (Measurements are of the box the doll was contained in)

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Meiji

dolls