Object Number | 29-164-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Date Made | Mid 18th Century - Late 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Textile | Wood | Hair |
Iconography | Empress |
Description | Seated Empress doll for Hinamatsuri or Girl's Day in Japan. Stiff brocade clothes with removable head of wood painted white and black hair. The doll sits on a platform which has a tag on the underside which reads: "Bought in Chinese Quarter in San Francisco 1869." |
Height | 22 cm |
Width | 24 cm |
Depth | 16 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of W. H. Miller (?), 1916 |
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