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- Boy Playing Drum; Gosho Doll
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Boy Playing Drum; Gosho Doll
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- IK61
Photo No：121-2848
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| Title | Boy Playing Drum; Gosho Doll |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Textiles(I), Dolls |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 19th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 9.3cm |
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Gosho dolls—plump children with oversized heads—are made of wood coated with layers of gofun (white crushed shell pigment). They often wear silk crepe bibs or kerchiefs. The name gosho (“palace”) dates only from the Meiji period (1868–1912) and indicates how during the Edo period (1615–1868) these dolls were used as gifts from courtiers to visiting daimyo.
Japan-Edo