Figurine of a woman.

Collection type: Object
Description: Figurine of a woman.
Long description: Clay figurine of woman walking with her right foot forward and raising her right arm. She wears a long navy kimono-style tunic with two waist belts, one pink and one white, possibly made from cotton. She wears a long navy outer layer and red under layer. She has short black hair with a fringe. Her skin is white and her face is painted with black eyebrows, blue eyes, light pink cheeks and red lips. She wears straw boots, possibly traditional Japanese snow boots. The figurine has a square wooden base with painted Japanese characters and light brown wool, which possibly represents snow.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person: PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period: Date made: Early 20th Century
Date collected: 1930 - 1940
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 12 November 2024
Materials and processes: Process Carved, Process Glued, Process Moulded, Process Painted, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Hair, Material Clay, Process Stitched, Material Sheep Hair (Wool) Animal, Material String, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Straw Fibre Plant, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions: Height 130 mm With base, Height 124 mm Feet to head, Height 6 mm Base, Width 40 mm Figurine right elbow to left hand, Width 46 mm Base, Depth 40 mm Bamboo stilts, Depth 41 mm Base
Object numbers: Accession number: 2024.22.33

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