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An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century image 1
An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century image 2
An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century image 3
An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century image 4
An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century image 5
An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century image 6
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An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century

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24 September 2020, 10:00 EDT
New York

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An iki ningyo (living doll) of a ronin (masterless samurai)

Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The figure carved of wood covered in gesso and pigment and finished with inset hair, glass eyes and teeth of inlaid bone, modeled as a ronin running in mid-stride with a halberd on his shoulder, his face in a grimace, his back and thighs covered in tattoos, set on a wood stand
22 1/2in (57.1cm) high, figure only; 33in 83.8cm) high overall

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