Ceramic Figure with Instrument

Ceramic Figure with Instrument

Ceramic Female Figure with Shamisen Sitting figure playing shamsisen clad in kimono her hair is done in traditional mage - style and painted black with yellow comb and decoration in red in front of forehead. Eyes are painted black mouth in red raised nose. Her left hand holds instrument up she holds bachi in right hand and shamisen sits in lap. Upper part of kimono has beige and green floral design on green background lower part is brown yellow color with leave pattern in white. Under garment seen in sleeve and collar is yellow. Her Kimono is black indicating merchant class. Her shamisen is painted black with end in beige. Obi is black and front has design in beige. On the bottom is "Fushimi Ningyo" in ink.

1996.010.242