Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

JAPANESE SHOJO DOLL

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1990

Materials

WOOD, NYLON, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

5

Height

23.5

Width

15.8

Description

FRAMED GLASS CASE ON 4 LEGS (LEGS ON WOOD FRAMEWORK). BLACK LACQUER APPEARANCE FINISH. COSTUMED DOLL WITH WHITE FACE, HANDS, & FEET WITH ORANGE HAIR & BROCADE NYLON COSTUME. NEXT TO DOLL IS WOOD SIGN WITH JAPANESE CHARACTERS. CASE DIMENSIONS 39.4 (H) X 37.4 (L) X 31.4 (W) CM. COSTUME IS SEWN TO SOLID BUT HOLLOW BODY OF DOLL. UNKNOWN MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF DOLL. GLASS IN CASE HAS BEVELED EDGES. BASE HAS FOUR GREEN FELT PADS, ONE ON EACH CORNER.

Subjects

HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORY

ART

Historical Association

DECORATIVE ARTS

History

DONOR WAS PRESENTED WITH DOLL IN RECOGNITION OF HIS TEACHING, LIAISON & OVERSEAS WORK BY JAPANESE. DOLL IS A SHOJO OR CHARACTER FROM A NOH PLAY & IS BORROWED FROM CHINESE STORY. SHOJO (SYOJO) TRANSLATES TO ORANGUTANG & IS A TERM SOMETIMES APPLIED TO HEAVY DRINKERS IN JAPAN BECAUSE OF FLUSHED OR ORANGE COLOR & BECAUSE OF ASSOCIATION WITH SHOJO CHARACTER IN STORY WHO IS FOND OF ALCOHOL. DOLL IN CASE WAS MADE BY JAPANESE ARTIST BEISHU. "THE ARTIST HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN INTANGIBLE CULTURAL PROPERTY (MUKEI BUNKAZAI), BY GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE ART OF DOLL MAKING." TEXT OF SIGN IN CASE. SEE ATTACHED SHEETS.

Catalogue Number

P19910023000

Acquisition Date

1991-04

Collection

Museum

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