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Museum Quality Japanese Doll of a Fuji Musume / Noble Provenance
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Museum Quality Japanese Doll of a Fuji Musume / Noble Provenance

19th century
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MUSEUM QUALITY JAPANESE DOLL OF A FUJI MUSUME / NOBLE PROVENANCE

Fine and highly decorative museum quality early 20th century Japanese antique doll of a Fuji 'Musume' in its original wood and lacquered windowed carving box.

This doll was gifted to the Sir Alvary Gascoigne who was the British "Political Representative" in Japan from 1946 through 1951. In 1947 when he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. He left Tokyo in 1951.

FUJI MUSUME

(Dancing girl with a branch of wistaria flowers)

The dance was invented by a famous actor of the Yedo era and it was

devised from the picture of Ohtsu-e painted by Yuasa Matabei. The graceful figure of a girl with a branch of wistaria flowers dancing to the music of Kiyomoto or Nagauta indicates the daughter-like character of Yedo girls and this dance is popular among Japanese.

Height of doll: 42 cm

Case dimensions: 38cm x 28cm x 56 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

The English Interior has dated this Japanese Fuji Musume Doll to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1206149
Description
MUSEUM QUALITY JAPANESE DOLL OF A FUJI MUSUME / NOBLE PROVENANCE
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Fine and highly decorative museum quality early 20th century Japanese antique doll of a Fuji 'Musume' in its original wood and lacquered windowed carving box.
The English Interior
fig 1. A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing.
fig 1. Museum Quality Japanese Doll of a Fuji Musume / Noble Provenance

This doll was gifted to the Sir Alvary Gascoigne who was the British "Political Representative" in Japan from 1946 through 1951. In 1947 when he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. He left Tokyo in 1951.

fig 2. A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing.
fig 2. Museum Quality Japanese Doll of a Fuji Musume / Noble Provenance

FUJI MUSUME

(Dancing girl with a branch of wistaria flowers)

The dance was invented by a famous actor of the Yedo era and it was

devised from the picture of Ohtsu-e painted by Yuasa Matabei. The graceful figure of a girl with a branch of wistaria flowers dancing to the music of Kiyomoto or Nagauta indicates the daughter-like character of Yedo girls and this dance is popular among Japanese.

Height of doll: 42 cm

Case dimensions: 38cm x 28cm x 56 cm

Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

The English Interior has dated this Japanese Fuji Musume Doll to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1206149
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Archive I A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing.

Museum Quality Japanese Doll of a Fuji Musume / Noble Provenance

Archive II A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing. View II
Archive III A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing. View III
Archive IV A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing. View IV
Archive V A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing. View V
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Archive XI A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing. View XI
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A traditional Japanese Fuji Musume doll wearing a patterned silk kimono, holding a wisteria branch, presented inside a red wooden display case with a silver-tinted backing.
MUSEUM QUALITY JAPANESE DOLL OF A FUJI MUSUME / NOBLE PROVENANCE
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The Fuji Musume, or Wisteria Maiden, is a celebrated figure originating from classical Kabuki dance, representing grace and romantic devotion in traditional Japanese performing arts and doll-making customs.

Authentic Japanese Ningyo figures often feature heads crafted from gofun, a compound of crushed oyster shell paste and animal glue, combined with hand-stitched silk textiles, timber, and metallic threads.

Genuine antique pieces typically display hand-painted facial details, a fine gofun plaster finish, multi-layered silk garments, original period timber cases, and natural signs of surface ageing.

Placing a cased Japanese figure on a modern console table, bookshelf, or sideboard creates an intriguing focal point that bridges cultural history with clean contemporary aesthetics.

Keep the item enclosed within a protective glass case away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and extreme temperature fluctuations to prevent fabric fading and cracking of the gofun finish.
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