Set of 4 miniature ceramic Gosho Dolls on rectangular black lacquered wooden bases A: Courtier, H: 3", gold painted ceramic eboshi hat, white painted face, black painted features, 2 red dot mouth, blue tinted blue indicates shaven head, outspread arms, wearing orange brocade robe with gold chrysanthemum motif, purple hakama pants with white floral motif B: Merchant?, H: 2.25", red silk damask scarf over head and hanging down at back pasted onto ceramic head, black painted features, 2 red dot mouth, head is unsteady because it is becoming unglued, wearing red, gold and white brocade robe with floral and vine motifs, white with gold, pink and silver striped vest, holds a stick in his right hand and carries a box wrapped in white cloth with red lettering "tamaeya", right knee and foot raised up to show foot wrapped in white cotton cloth. C: Dancer, H: 2.875", gold painted ceramic eboshi hat, painted black bobbed hair, gray and black painted features, 2 red dot mouth, both ceramic white hands extended, in right hands he holds a gold folding fan with a black lacquer frame, wearing off-white, orange, black and gold brocade robe with cranes and silver accents, red silk hakama and silver accents, left leg is raised to side and shows white cotton wrapped foot indicating dancing step. D: Noh Lion Dance, H: 2.5", white silk straight hair, gray and black painted features, 1 red line mouth, black brocade jacket with gold chevrons, red and red kimono, off-white hakama pants with silver accents. p. 37-38, 58-59 (Gosho dolls), The Image and the Motif: Japanese Dolls, by Leah Baten

1998.054.006