Antique Japanese Doll

Description

This is an antique doll from Japan.  This old doll has a body made of tightly packed rice straw with a hand painted plaster head.  His eyes are cut out with inset glass.  The neck of this is a sharpened stick which is used to secure it to the body.  The hands and legs are carved from wood.  This dolls clothing is made of woven material that has some slight issues.   Removing the head (pull gently) reveals the body beneath the layers of textured cloth and paper clothes and shows the head to be a unique and artistic piece of work in its own right.  In fact, particularly well made or very old Japanese doll heads are sometimes more highly sought after than the complete dolls they were originally attached to!  This doll may have originally held a weapon because of the hole in his hands.  Measures 10 inches tall