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Description: | Doll representing the royal retainer also known as a shityou. The doll has white hair and eyebrows, indicating that he is an old man. He is wearing a white kariginu, which is a long waistcoat, over a brocade kimono with grey and black floral design. He is also wearing a hat, which is also known as an eboshi. In his hands he carries a da-kasa, a sign that the emperor is coming. This doll would sit on the left side as we face the display. The sword he carries has become detached.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 3.3.48/17i | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | silk dolls synthetic material mineral plaster dolls (toys (ceremonial artefacts & rank insignia)) War- and Peace-making silk (fiber) brocade | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-46280 | Go to resource |
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