Lot n° 88
Estimation :
60 - 80
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 117EUR
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) - Lot 88
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Set of three painted wood and fabric dolls, including a samurai's armor with kabuto helmet; a young girl in a pink dress holding a basket of flowers, on a pedestal; a musician playing a drum standing on a rectangular pedestal; a small child's doll all dressed in various textiles.
Dimensions:
- Dolls: 12 to 26 cm
- Box: 22.6 x 36.5 x 22 cm
Provenance
Presumed private collection of Monsieur Auguste Gérard (1852-1922), French ambassador to China (1893-1897) and Japan (1907-1913).
Then by descent to the current owner.
The samurai armor mentioned on page 9 of the family inventory drawn up in November 1976 under number 77 "Poupée "Paysage Extrême-Orient + 1 armure de poupée"".
An anonymized copy of the page concerning this object may be issued to the purchaser.
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