Japanese Clay Doll, Beautiful Oiran Geisha
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Pre 1920 item# 96095
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Asian Art By Kyoko
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Very impressive Japanese clay doll, 17 inches tall oiran geisha ningyo (doll). When the hina dolls were limited only to a few wealthy people, these clay dolls
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for regular people (more than 90 percent of the population). Most of the
clay dolls in the mid Edo period (1603-1868) have their roots in the Fushimi
clay dolls of the Kyoto area which were originally sold as souvenirs to the
pilgrims on the way to the Fushimi Inari Shrine.
While the early clay
dolls
in the Edo period sti ...click for details
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