A pair of Iki Ningyo (living doll) figures
A pair of Iki Ningyo (living doll) figures, depicting the body guard of Kuranososuke Toda in the act of kiri-sute gomen (feudal tradition of the right to strike), wearing a haori with skulls and bones.
Papier-mache, gofun (coloured shell pigment), glass and hair
Edo Period, Circa 1860
Height: 72cm, width 53cm
£14,000
