Japanese Standing Gosho Ningyo holding a harukoma (hobby horse), well executed figure crafted of wood with broad face, hair done in a double loop chigowa hairstyle, clothed in fine satin weave white silk kimono with embroidered flower designs including cherry blossoms and flowering peach with gold thread embroidery highlights, holding in his right and a hobby horse done in papier-mâché with silk fiber mane, inset glass eyes, and a chirimen cloth apron with embroidered designs of turtles in a lotus pond, minor abrasion to left cheek, minor signs of wear, overall fine condition.
Exhibited Mingei International Museum, 2005
Published: Ningyo: Art of the Japanese Doll, p. 30