{"id":12157,"date":"2022-07-06T23:38:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T03:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=12157"},"modified":"2022-07-06T23:38:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T03:38:30","slug":"katsura-ningyo-japanese-doll-with-six-wigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/katsura-ningyo-japanese-doll-with-six-wigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Katsura Ningyo – Japanese Doll with Six Wigs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’m still in California, which means still no access to my kimono, but I do have something utterly charming to share with you today! I have wanted one of these\u00a0Japanese Dolls with Six Wigs<\/em> for as long as I can remember, having stumbled across one on eBay<\/a> years ago. Unfortunately, they’re slightly awkward to ship due to the wooden box and often in very bad shape due to years of play and\/or neglect. They were created primarily for the post-occupation tourist market, as little souvenirs to bring home for your sweetheart or daughter. Most often the doll’s name was Hanako<\/em>, but I have also seen Fukiyo<\/em>. There was also a Noh-theatre style male doll who is much harder to find.<\/p>\n

I recently found out that Goodwill auctions off items online<\/a> and when I saw this one that would ship here to California. Her box was in rough shape, broken in places and missing a lid. I also suspect it’s been repaired at some point in the past, as I’ve never seen one in this arrangement of six wigs on one side and the doll on the other – the doll is almost always in the middle of the box with three wigs on either side. However, the box is really secondary here – the doll herself and most importantly the wigs looked to be in quite reasonable condition, especially for the under ten dollars the bidding was at. The wigs are the most frequently damaged pieces, as they’re so small and delicate. I threw out a bid and left it to chance, and somehow nobody else bid. I guess Goodwill isn’t quite as well-established for the Japanese art and history community as eBay is!\u00a0They even included this lovely folded furoshiki gift box. I haven’t had the heart to unfold it yet, it’s just so cute as it is.<\/p>\n\n\t\t