JAPAN, musha ningyo doll for the Tango no sekku boys' festiv - Lot 138

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 of these are Hina dolls intended to be displayed, along 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 request condition reports prior to sale: they are not included in the data sheets. Please request pre-sale condition reports: they are not included in the files.