Description
This is a Saga doll, a type of doll thought to have originated in 16th-century Saga, outside of Kyoto. The colors and patterns of the doll’s robe resemble the fashion of the latter part of the Momoyama period (1573–1615). The doll is a nodder, with its head carved separately; when its head moves, its tongue sticks out.
Provenance
(Mallett at Bourdon House, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1979); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1979–)
Accession Number
1979.19
Medium
wood with lacquer and color
Dimensions
Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
James Parmelee Fund
