JAPAN, musha ningyo doll for the Tango no sekku boys' festiv - Lot 58

JAPAN, musha ningyo doll for the Tango no sekku boys' festival, representing Jimmu Tenno. Wood, gofun, embroidered silk. Early 20th or Showa period. Height: 16 cm Provenance: Former collection of Madame Yvonne Hermier Private collection of antique Japanese dolls acquired by Yvonne Hermier between 1970 and 1995. Most were Hina dolls intended to be displayed, with related objects, on a platform of several steps during Hina Matsuri, the doll festival, or little girls' festival, celebrated on March 3. Some were presented at the "Contes d'un passeur de rivières" exhibition at the Librairie de la Fontaine (75006) from November 1983 to January 1984. Please ask for condition reports before sale: they are not included in the cards.