Vintage Japanese Ichimatsu Kimekomi Japanese Crawling Baby Doll Figurine 8"

Description

Small vintage Japanese ichimatsu doll in the shape of a crawling baby on a pillow holding a decorative toy or rattle. “Already for the birth of a child dolls, as Kimekomi and Ichimatsu, were given as a present from the relatives.
Kimekomi 'means ""tuck in"" in Japanese and refers to a method of making dolls. The ancestors of Kimekomi dolls are the Kamo (""willow-wood"") dolls, small dolls carved of willow and decorated with cloth scraps. Kimekomi dolls start with a carved and/or molded base of wood, wood compo, or paulownia sawdust mixed with glue. A design of different patterned cloth made of silk brocade with traditional Japanese design scraps is planned out, and the base is grooved so that the edges of the cloth can be hidden in the grooves. The cloth is glued on and the edges tucked in. The head and hands (if any) of the doll are usually finished with gofun (crashed oyster shell), doll's face covered in a highly burnished gofun and hand-painted, the hair may be a part of the molded head or be a separate wig. These lovely dolls have become a very popular Japanese craft.

Condition

Good Overall - Not attached to pillow; heavy fading to top.

Dimensions

8” x 4.5” x 4.75” (Width x Depth x Height)