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Kimekomi Ningyo: Sambaso Dancer browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1960: item # 429658 Please refer to our stock # 4-189 when inquiring.
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| This Japanese doll with its high hat, elongated kimono sleeves and uplifted left foot represents a Sambaso dancer. Mid 20th-century. Standing on a separate black lacquered wood base, he wears a purple silk robe with silver metallic accents and designs of orange and turquoise cranes and white and silver cherry blossoms. His hakama pants are tan brocade with gold accents. His face and hand are covered in gofun (crushed oyster shell). He has long black hair beneath a high black and gold striped hat with large orange circles on each side. The black lacquer wand held in his right hand is a replacement -- he would have originally been holding a wand with bells. The term kimekomi is applied to the special dressing technique used with wooden and sawdust (pulverized paulownia wood) mold-pressed figures – “to push textiles into wood to form a pattern” would be a rough translation. This method was first used with the clothes of wooden Kamo dolls. Sambaso is an auspicious ritual dance of ancient origin which was intended to appease the gods and bring good fortune. The Sambaso is supposed to have originated in the 9th century as a religious dance to thwart earthquakes. The Sambaso dance was performed at the beginning of the New Year at the start of the Kabuki season and before certain Noh plays, and it has served as a prelude to theatrical performances since the establishment of theater in Japan. The dancer wears a high hat with a red sun disc on either side, and he carries and shakes a rattle with bells. Condition of the doll is excellent, with only a slight crack in the fingers. The bells are missing, but nevertheless, a charming ningyo in a desirable character form. Dimensions: Doll is 8” high, 6” wide, 4” deep. Base is 6” x 4 ¾” x ½” high. | ||||||||||||||
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