From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels.

A rare couple.

These Japanese Tachibina dolls represent the simplest essential form of the imperial couple. Their beautiful faces were crafted from crushed shell called gofun over carved wood and their dress feature period Edo (1840) textile kimono dress.

Used as the display for the Girl’s day celebration, more specifically they are constructed of kinran brocade fabric covered paper, the heads carved of wood and covered in gofun with painted features and inset hair, the male form with outstretched arms and conical legs, the female has a cylindrical form. They come in an original kiri wood storage box.

Dimensions: Wood box 13-1/4” High x 8-1/2” Wide x 3” Deep.

Age: Edo Period, circa 1840.

Quality: fine condition with mild use appropriate to their good age.

Provenance: these come from a Kyoto private doll collection

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Our gallery based in Shelburne, Vermont USA has been dealing in authentic Japanese , Chinese, and fine Asian art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. The president personally travels to China, Japan and Europe each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition.