Japanese Doll (Box 3; 2 of 3)

Japanese Doll (Box 3; 2 of 3)

1800-1894

dolls

The doll depicts the standing figure of a woman. From the position of her hands, she may originally have held an umbrella. Her jacket is blue and ties with a knotted cord; fragments of a patterned material appear to have covered it originally. She wears very high geta (clogs). She has a broad obi (sash) in a straw color and a brown kosode (short sleeved) kimono, under which are several more layers in contrasting colors. Her hairstyle is simple, pulled back with a tegara (crepe cloth) at the crown of her head.

Japan

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

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

Oxford College Library (Oxford, Ga.)

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