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Karakuri Doll (Automaton), Chinese Boy Acrobat

Museum No.
IK821-52
からくり人形 唐子あやつり Image 画像を拡大する

Photo No:446-10944
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To the accompaniment of a drummer nodding his head to the beat, a small Chinese boy performed some kind of acrobatic act. Unfortunately we don’t know what it was: the spring mechanism on this karakuri seems to be made of whale baleen, which can no longer be wound up.

Japan-Edo

Title Karakuri Doll (Automaton), Chinese Boy Acrobat
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Category Textiles(I), Dolls
Country Japan
Period Edo
Century 19th
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Dimensions Height 41cm
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