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THBEarly 20th C. Japanese Articulated Wood Marionette
Lot 30
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
East Asia, Japan, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A wonderful carved-wood marionette dressed in a tunic and skirt of silken cloth. The intriguing figure displays a long body and jointed arms and legs with intricately delineated fingers and toes, all attached to marionette strings. A pair of drooping breasts protrude from the figure's square torso, featuring large nipples that are also attached to strings. Hand-painted white with black, red, and pink details, her expressive visage presents triangular eyes beneath straight brows, a naturalistic nose, high cheek bones, and a smiling mouth with the ability to open and close, all capped with a black coiffure of horsehair tied into a top bun. Her tunic showcases shades of violet and puce with lustrous golden sequins, while her skirt exhibits a lovely floral pattern of russet, olive, sienna, puce, black, and white. Size: 25" arm span x 21" H (63.5 cm x 53.3 cm)
Bunraku is a Japanese traditional form of puppet theater. Puppeteers used doll-puppets to chant a dramatic narrative known as joruri with musical accompaniment on a samisen (three stringed lute). The term Bunraku comes from the name of a puppeteer troupe founded by Uemura Bunrakuken in the early 19th century. Several puppeteers are needed to operate each puppet. Traditionally, the primary handler dons 18th century attire and operates the puppet's head and right hand, moving eyes, eyebrows, lips, as well as fingers. A pair of assistants, dressed in black, in order to blend into the background and not detract from the puppets, operate the hands, legs, and feet. Extensive training is necessary in order to attain synchronized motion and lifelike gestures and emotions during the performance. UNESCO identified Bunraku as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003.
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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#164350Nicks and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, intact and excellent with lovely remaining pigments.Condition
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