Nationality

Japanese

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Date of Work

20th Century

Medium

Doll with silk clothing

Identification #

92-123

Height

18"

Width

10 3/4"

Depth

9 3/4"

Collection/Provenance

Chester Fritz Library, East Asian Room

Status

Stored: S10D

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Additional Information

Wedding Dress

The bride wears the bright orange and red of a young woman, and, as a part of her elaborate configure, the tsuno-kakushi to hide the horns of jealousy which a woman is supposed to possess. A female figure in elaborate costume, part of a set which includes a make (apprentice geisha), a bride and a figure of the fencing princess (Princess Yaegakihime).

Condition

Very Good

Condition Notes

Frayed ribbon

Rights

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