NG75013 Japanese Mitsuore ningyo of a girl, a jointed costume doll crafted of wood and covered in multiple layers of burnished gofun, made to stand as well as kneel, fabric and wire upper arms to facilitate costuming, a beautiful modeled face with open mouth displaying teeth and tongue, glass inset eyes and silk hair, jointed at the neck, hip and knees, minor gofun restorations, otherwise fine condition. New Kimono. Standing 10-1/2” high.
Meiji period, circa 1870.
$3,200.