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Boy's Day Doll possibly depicting Nobunaga A: Separate head molded from wood paste and dipped in gofun; inset glass eyes. Open downturned mouth with painted red lips and teeth. Discoloration on chin and paint chipped under chin. Hair of silk thread…

Boy's Day Doll Samurai of middle rank. A: Separate head moulded from wood paste and dipped in gofun which is slightly pinkish color (indicating his rank or social station). Painted black upswept eyebrows and feathery lower eyelashes painted red…

Boy's Day Doll Sakanoe-no-Tamuramaru. A: Figure with head molded from wood paste and dipped in gofun. Painted features and inset glass eyes. Black silk fiber hair and bushy black moustache. Full head of hair combed up into two topknots at top left…

Boy's Day Doll representing Emperor Jimmu - Tenno (emperor) A: Separate Head molded from wood paste and dipped in gofun. Painted features and inset glass eyes; hands are painted wood quite finely modeled with fingernails and joints. Feet are black…

Samurai Warrior A: Head moulded from wood paste and dipped in gofun with painted features and glass insert eyes. Top of head shaved. Hair of black silk threads gathered at back of head and tied in a tuft with numerous wrappings of white cotton cord.…

Boy's Day Doll A: Separate head molded from wood paste and dipped in gofun. Painted features and hairline front sides and back and painted eyes. Forehead is not shaved and hair is pulled back from front and sides and gathered together at back top of…

Doll representing Empress Jingu Head molded from wood paste dipped in gofun. Painted features and eyes. Faint grey eyebrows to indicate upper class. Black painted hair growth area lower lids and eyelashes and upper and lower teeth. Red painted lips…

Boy's Day Display Doll Takeda Style representing Sugawara Michizani A: Figure with head carved from wood and dipped in gofun. Painted features and eyes. Hair made of a hard bast fiber light colored combed back straight shoulder length. Eyebrows of…

Boy's Day Doll (Musha Ningyo) Takeda Style A: Figure with head molded from wood paste and dipped in gofun. Painted feature and eyes with molded mouth which is also painted. Eyebrows are inserted fiber. Face and hands are white. Hands are carved wood.…

Boy's Day Doll representing Takenouchi no-Sokoune with Ojin A: Separate head moulded from wood paste and dipped in gofun. Painted features and eyes. Finely molded hands same color as face. Feet also are gofun and are white. Hair eyebrows and beard…