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Gosho-ningyo of a Yakko Spear Carrier

A24B012

Japanese Gosho-style ningyo depicting a Yakko spear carrier, standing figure wearing straw sandals, simple kimono belted at waist over a loin cloth, round gosho-style head carved of wood covered overall in fine white gofun with painted details, silk fiber hair, carrying a long handled spear with tasseled spearhead cover over his left shoulder, short sword at left hip, mounted on a painted wood base, part of a sub-genre of gosho-style dolls depicting trades, peddlers, and street performers, also known as a fuzoku-ningyo, minor wear, rubbing to face, overall fine condition,  21” High (overall)

Edo Period, Mid-19th Century
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