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NH30015
Japanese Kyoto costume doll of a standing Bijin
12-1/2” High
Circa 1930
$750
NH13025
Japanese Matsumoto-no-Tanabata Ningyo pair, a male and female wood cutout pair fashioned as hangar’s for the Matsumoto version of the Tanabata festival
Each measuring 21” High x 14” Wide
Early 20th Century
$280
NH13026
Japanese Matsumoto-no-Tanabata Ningyo pair, a male and female wood cutout pair fashioned as hangar’s for the Matsumoto version of the Tanabata festival
Each measuring 21” High x 14” Wide
Early 20th Century
$280
NG92110
Japanese Hagoita (battledore), a decorated display baton for shuttlecock
21-3/4” High
Early 20th Century
$250
NH02027
Japanese Hagoita (battledore), a decorated display baton for shuttlecock
19-1/4” High
Early 20th Century
$200



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For further reading about Japanese Ningyo, please go to our on-line articles :

Ningyo Journal Winter 2003, Northern Japan Traditional Kokeshi, by Shirlee Funk
Circa 1989: Japanese Samurai Dolls, by Timothy Mertel
Arts of Asia, September/October 1986: Antique Japanese Festival Dolls, by Timothy Mertel
Daruma #17, Winter 1998: The Hina Matsuri - A Living Tradition, by Alan Pate
Daruma #14, Spring 1997: Musha Ningyo - Portrait of Boy's Day, by Alan Pate
Arts of Asia, July/August 1996: Gosho-Ningyô Palace Dolls, by Timothy Mertel
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