Tiny Antique Japanese Carved Bone Articulated Doll yellow tackett It is sold unframed

It is sold unframed

1788—the same year the U

I don't know the maker of this wonderful horse

It sits fine upright

Tiny Antique Japanese Carved Bone Articulated Doll yellow tackett It is sold unframedThis little woman, carved of bone, fits easily in the palm of ones hand, and folds up to be even tinier. I find things like this just amazing, including the beautifully detailed carving of her hair and face, enhanced with black and red pigment. I have found a few antique Japanese dolls like this that were acrobats, suspended from an armature which they could be flipped over and around, but I believe this one was just made as a tiny doll just as is.