Antique Japanese Gosho Doll With Cat

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Antique Japanese Gosho Doll With Cat

A rare minature Gosho Doll from EDO Japan.  In a kneeling position with a cat tucked under one arm and wearing an orange silk headdress and bib.

Dimensions approximately 5 cm height and 3.8 cm width.

Shipping is via Australia post with tracking and signature on delivery.

Gosho ningyo or palace dolls have been around since the Heian era (794-1192).  Gosho Dolls were used to celebrate many events such as the birth of first born sons and other important events.

From the eighteenth century, the Imperial Court of Kyoto gave Gosho dolls to the visiting daimyo as a way of imparting news and as a reward for their loyalty.

Gosho dolls are also easily recognized with their chubby and round white faces.