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Antique Japanese Fukusa Gift Cover, Mt Horai on Turtle
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Pre 1900 item# 567444
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This antique fukusa (Japanese gift cover) carries a message wishing the receiver of the gift a long healthy life. The Mino-game, a long tailed turtle, is said to live 1000 years and is shown here with an imaginary island of Mt. Horai on his back. To the Chinese, Mt. Horai was where all the immortals had lived. The land where no one gets sick or dies. This Chinese theme is treated here again in a Japanese style by including Japanese aspicious motif of Sho-chiku-bai, the combination of pine, b ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Fukusa with Old Folk Tale
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Pre 1920 item# 560385
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This is an antique fukusa (Japanese gift cover) that the design came from the old folk tale called Urashima Taro. It is the story of a man who rescued a turtle from a group of cruel children. The turtle, who happened to be a princess of a dragon palace in disguise, returns later to thank him. The turtle invited him to tour the undersea world to her palace. He spends many days wined (with sake, I suppose) and dined, forgetting the time. As he finally realizes the time and is ready to return, ...click for details
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Red Japanese Wedding Kimono Gown, amazing embroidery
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Pre 1970 item# 478865
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The color of this Japanese wedding gown (Uchikake kimono) is a deep cherry to scarlet red depending on the lighting. Please note the beautiful embroidery work on this gown, especially on the sleeves. The kiku flowers crowd over the gold lattice with multiple colors of green leaves. Cranes, which symbolize family in Japan, fly over the plum and pine trees in the sky. In the designs of the lower half, there are flower ...click for details
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Japanese Antique Servant Hina Doll, Edo Ningyo
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Pre 1837 VR item# 412443
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Japanese Antique Hina Doll with a face of Gosho ningyo (Imperial Palace doll), late Edo period. Very few servant dolls have survived from this period. Not only the flimsy nature of thin silk and the light coloring of their clothes, but a few dolls in this quality were made at the time (late 1700s to mid 1800s). The doll is 9 inches tall; a large servant doll, very good condition.
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Benkei Joruri Puppet doll from Kabuki Play, Kanjincho
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Pre 1920 item# 405512
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Many stories were written based on Yoshitsune (Minamoto family) and Benkei. The "Kanjincho", the Kabuki adaptation of the Noh play "Ataka" was first performed at the end of the Edo period in 1840. Danjuro VII played the roll of Benkei in the same costume that you see on this doll for the first time. Danjuro VII brought many fresh ideas and techniques to Kabuki play. This costume was one of the results which brought quality costumes to Kabuki from the Noh play. Noh play ...click for details
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Beautiful Chigo Ningyo Hina Doll, Maruhei
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Pre 1930 item# 405098
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Japanese chigo ningyo (doll), Kyoto doll from 1920-1940. Chigo simply
translates into a “young child” and the distinct hairstyle of this doll
is called Chigo-mage.
In the old days, there was a custom among the kuge (aristocrats) class
families to send their young boys away to temple for early training. The
dolls were made in late Edo period (1603-1868) portraying the looks of
these young boys. The dolls have chigo wa(loops) hairdos with two loops
on the top and the faces are sim ...click for details
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