Doll

Doll

Onna Daruma Doll round Black silk straight hair under red silk crepe head wrapper. Silk face with painted brown eyebrows black eyelashes brown eyelids and pupil and brown iris red painted "cupie doll" lips pink cheeks. Body covered with silk brocade in dark gray with bronze peonies and pinkish leaves an stem. At collar the kimono has silver wisteria blossom and other gold motifs and kanoko shibori design white and red white cotton gauze with gold speckles. The bottom is covered with a stiff disc so it will stand out. Made in Hime Japan. Souvenir doll from north. p. 127 The Image and the Motif: Japanese Dolls by Leah Baten

1998.054.005