Doll representing Empress (part of Dainibina - royal couple) A: Separate head molded from wood paste and dipped in gofun (oyster shell powder) with set-in glass eyes. Painted black eyebrows, false eyebrow smudges on upper forehead and red lips. Human hair pulled toward back with tarashi (ponytail) tied with thread showing paper at end. B: Body in sitting position wears robe woven of paper and orange cotton with a supplementary weft floral design in rust, white, purple and grayish green; square neck and wide sleeves. At neck are 6 gray brocade under kimono, next is a purple under kimono and then one of paper and white cotton. Sleeve edges have a wide strip of brocade made of brown paper and red cotton and a narrow black strip next to a brown paper and white cotton brocade with black binding. A padded fabric of paper and white cotton brocade protrudes from the sleeve. There is a stiffened apron with red border with crosses of brown paper strips. Next is a white raised cotton inner border, also with crosses; in the center is a red rectangle with crosses. At the back is a wide black cotton piece covered with a paper strip; a black shiny paper strip at the shoulder area, and a black cotton covered band goes around the waist and is nailed into the doll on each side. C: Crown is made of thin metal, H: 4.75", W: 7", formerly gift, with a large open circle on headband, phoenix on top piece with Buddhist flame and phoenix tail feathers behind. At the sides are dangling beads and small metal squares. It ties under the chin with a brown cotton string. D: Fan, H: 3.5", W: .75", is made of 11 thin wood strips fastened at the bottom with a wooden peg; the top is connected with peach and green cotton threads. Condition: hands are dirty and some fingers are broken. Crown is bent out of shape and tarnished.

1993.004.054