Figure

Figure

Ceramic Buddhist priest figure from Mount Koya Standing on a black wood platform. Circular tan colored straw style hat has a chevron weave design inside has a doughnut shaped cardboard (possibly to repair broken hat); white silk cord tied under chin. Face is flesh colored inset glass eyes painted shaven head black painted eyebrows red painted mouth. Wears black machine sewn silk-like kesa robe ending at the middle of thighs; wears short white kimono underneath with shorter sleeves; wears lavender colored apron with square stamped design saying "kooyasan" to show that he is from a mountain temple; wears white cotton leggings wrapped and glued onto legs flesh colored feet with orange colored waraji (straw) sandal straps yellow paper soles. White ceramic left hand is raised to touch hat right hand holds a natural bamboo (skewer) walking stick. On his back is a white silk cloth (furoshiki) backpack (gebako) covering a piece of wood? held on with white X shaped cord.

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