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Auction 15 October 2022 Poupées - Maryland

Bid on the lot list Theriault's : 15 October 2022 - <h1><strong>Japanese Dolls from the Ayervais Collection</strong></h1><p><br></p><p>Saturday, October 15, 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;11:00 AM&nbsp;Eastern</p><p><br></p><p><br></p> Theriaults - Maryland

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Saturday 15 October 2022 - 14:00 (CEST)
Annapolis, Maryland – 2148 Renard Ct, Annapolis - 21401 Maryland, États-Unis
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Lot n° 1 

Adorable Retro Ichitmatsu-ningyo Boy with Red Tabi Socks, Taisho Era

27" (69 cm.) Of classic Ichimatsu construction, with head, hands and forearms, lower legs and feet of toso wood composite covered overall by a lightly pigmented gofun, with inset glass eyes, silk fiber side locks, large bald pate, chin crease, well-formed...

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Lot n° 2 

Enchanting Miniature Bone Mitsuore-ningyo of a Young Boy Holding a Mask, Meiji Era

2 1/2" (6 cm.) Miniature mitsuore-ningyo okimono articulated doll of a young child holding the mask of Daikoku (the god of daily wealth) is carved of bone with pegged arms, hip and knee joints, with sleeveless vest carved as part of the body, sweet childlike...

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Lot n° 3 

Engaging Mitate Gosho-ningyo (Parody Palace Doll) of a Medicine Peddler, Edo Period

14" (36 cm.) Mitate Gosho-ningyo (parody palace doll), depicting a theme derived from the classic Kabuki drama Uiro-uri (The Medicine Peddler), having gosho-style round face with small centered features, smiling expression, white gofun finish with painted...

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Lot n° 4 

Elegant and Stunning Machi-bina (Town Hina) for the Hina Matsuri Girl's Day Festival, Edo Period

17" (43 cm.) man. 18 1/2" woman including crown, 14" w. bases. Each with heads of wood covered in gofun with painted details including blackened teeth and okymayu skybrows, real hair, both mounted on exceptionally unusual tiered dais with lacquered base....

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Lot n° 5 

Thoroughly Delightful Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) with Puppy, Edo Period

13" (33 cm.) h. including cap. Wood gosho-ningyo seated with legs thrust forward, nice detail to hands and feet, sexed figure, real hair, is covered overall in gofun with painted details and is wearing a lacquered paper eboshi court cap and an elaborately...

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Lot n° 6 

Kyodai (Elder Brother/Younger Brother) Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) Pair, Edo Period

7 1/2" (19 cm.) Classic gosho pairing of a free-standing older brother carrying his younger brother piggyback, his both arms bent back to support the younger brother who is dressed in a long white silk crepe robe covering all but the head. The older brother,...

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Lot n° 7 

Charming Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) with Harukoma Hobby Horse, Early Meiji Period

5" (13 cm.) h. including cap. Small scale gosho-ningyo depicting a kneeling boy riding a stick hobby horse is crafted of wood and covered in a fine white gofun with painted details including a short forelock and side-locks, and is wearing a silk crepe...

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Lot n° 8 

Delightful Mitate Gosho-ningyo (Parody Palace Doll) of Momotaro the Peach Boy

6" (15 cm.) Momotaro the Peach boy is surrounded by his companions, the monkey and the dog; the unusual rendition depicts Momotaro, in classic clay gosho form covered overall in gofun with painted details, real hair, kneeling with silk brocade haragake...

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Lot n° 9 

Magical Isho-ningyo of the Tragic Chinese Beauty Yokihi, Edo Period

22" (56 cm.) including base. Tall standing figure of a woman depicting the famed 8th century Chinese beauty, Yang Kuei-fei (Jp. Yokihi), having elegant and elongated face covered in gofun with painted details featuring wide set, narrow eyes, high forehead,...

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Lot n° 10 

Exotic Kocho-no-mai isho-ningyo Enacting Butterfly Dance) for the Hina Matsuri, Meiji Era

13" (33 cm.) Depiction of the early Gagaku court dancers with heads, hands, and feet of wood covered in gofun, painted facial details, in animated poses with left leg thrust to the side and toe up, dressed in exactly matching textiles consisting of a...

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Lot n° 11 

Exceptional Lacquered Hina Kago (Palanquin) for Hina Matsuri Girl's Day Celebration, Edo Period

32" (81 cm.) overall l. poles, 12"h. 11"w. Miniature lacquered palanquin bearing the uroko (fish scale triangle) and hanabishi (diamond flower) crests in gold is borne by long carrying poles divided into three segments, and has a hinged lid with chased...

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Lot n° 12 

Magical Mitate Gosho-ningyo (Parody Palace Doll) of Ursashima-taro and the Turtle

14" (36 cm.) The papier mache single-piece form depicts a classic gosho with a chirimen silk crepe zukin cap and matching haragake bib bearing the sacred treasures motif, is covered in a white gofun with painted details, smiling expression, silk hair...

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Lot n° 13 

Delightful Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) holding a Takarabune (Treasure Ship), Edo Period

8" (20 cm.) Gosho-ningyo posed in classic seated form with both legs to the front, is carved of wood and covered in a fine white gofun with painted details, smiling expression, thick silk fiber hair, dressed in a red chirimen silk crepe haragake bib with...

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Lot n° 14 

Diminutive Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) with Kemari Ball, Edo Period

6" (15 cm.) Diminutive Gosho-ningyo fashioned of wood is covered overall in a fine white gofun with painted details, silk fiber hair, and is wearing a silk crepe haragake bib with painted floral designs, with left hand resting on knee and right hand holding...

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Lot n° 15 

Adorable Miniature Standing Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll), Edo Period

4" (10 cm.) Miniature standing gosho-ningyo (palace doll) carved of wood and covered in a fine gofun with painted details, hair done with nakasori shaved spot on top, wearing richly-designed chirimen silk crepe kimono with fawn-spot patterning secured...

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Lot n° 16 

Isho-ningyo Depicting Chinese Warrior Gentoku Plunging Horseback into Tan Gorge, Edo Period

20" (51 cm.) h. including base. 18"w. A stunning tableau, mounted on a raised black lacquer base, depicting a papier mache horse plunging into the cresting carved wooden river currents which are defined by blue, white and gold pigments. The horse, with...

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Lot n° 17 

Important Wakagime-Himegime (Imperial Prince and Princess) Gosho-ningyo, Edo Period

18 1/2" (47 cm.) Pair, Wakagime-Himegime (Imperial Prince and Princess) gosho-ningyo (palace dolls), each with carved wood bodies covered overall in a fine white gofun, painted features, silk fiber hair done in imperial style, he with a chasenmage tea...

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Lot n° 18 

Lavish Musha-ningyo (Warrior Doll) of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Edo Period

19" (48 cm.) h, including cap. 18"w. Musha-ningyo (warrior doll) depicting Toyotomi Hideyoshi (the Taiko, 1536-1598) has head, hands and feet of wood covered in a fine white gofun, well carved face with strong features, painted details, large inset glass...

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Lot n° 19 

Powerful Musha-ningyo (Warrior Doll) of the Tea Master Sen no Rikyu, Edo Period

9 1/2" (24 cm.) seated. Musha-ningyo (warrior doll) for the May 5th Boy's Day display depicting the influential 16th century tea master and political counselor Sen no Rikyu (1522-1591), head and hands of wood covered in a fine white gofun with painted...

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Lot n° 20 

Amusing Mitsuore-ningyo (Triple-Jointed Doll) of a Sumo Wrestler, Meiji Period

10" (25 cm.) Depicting a corpulent sumo wrester with body, head, lower arms and legs of a toso wood composite with pigmented gofun treatment, inset glass eyes, painted details including beard, chest and belly hair, silk fiber hair, large belly and chest...

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Lot n° 21 

Whimsical Mitate Gosho-ningyo (Parody Palace Dolls) of Sumo Wrestlers, Edo Period

12" (30 cm.) Pair, mitate gosho-ningyo (parody palace dolls) depicting sumo wrestlers engaged in a tug-of-war, one posed standing and the other kneeling on right knee. The corpulent figures are carved of wood and covered in a fine white gofun with painted...

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Lot n° 22 

Exquisite Mitsuore Gosho-ningyo (Triple-jointed Palace Doll), Edo Period

8" (20 cm.) Mitsuore Gosho-ningyo (triple-jointed palace doll), carved of wood and covered overall in a fine white gofun with painted details such as an enigmatic undulating line smile, triple jointed construction with articulated hips, knees and ankles...

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Lot n° 23 

Charming Mitsuore gosho-ningyo (Triple-Jointed Palace Doll) of a Young Boy, Edo Period

6" (15 cm.) Charming Mitsuore gosho-ningyo (triple-jointed palace doll) of wood construction covered overall with a fine gofun, joints at the hips, kneels and ankles that allow it to be positioned sitting, kneeling or standing, painted details with particularly...

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Lot n° 24 

Special Mitsuore-ningyo (Triple-jointed Doll) of a Merchant's Child, Edo Period

18" (46 cm.) Mitsuore-ningyo (triple-jointed doll) of a merchant's child from Edo, in classic mitsuore construction with articulated hip, knees and ankles done in a flat-joint style allowing the doll to be positioned kneeling or standing independent of...

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Lot n° 25 

Whimsical Mitate Isho-ningyo (Parody Doll) of Ebisu, Edo Period

14" (36 cm.) Mitate isho-ningyo (parody fashion doll) depicting Ebisu, the god of daily provision, wrangling a large tai (sea bream), the beloved god depicted with head of wood covered in gofun with painted hair and details, round cherubic face, clothed...

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Lot n° 26 

Lovely Okimono Hina-ningyo Made of Boxwood, Meiji Era

2" (5 cm.) Small-scale Muromachi-style dairi-bina (imperial couple) with bodies each carved of a single piece of a well-patinated boxwood, and heads of bone with lightly carved features and painted details, include the o-bina (imperial lord) depicted...

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Lot n° 27 

Spectacular Large-Scale Kyoho-bina Imperial Couple, Edo Period

23" (58 cm.) h. with crown woman. 33" with crown man. Large-scale Kyoho-bina imperial couple for the Hina Matsuri Girl's day celebration, each with well carved wood head covered in gofun with painted details including blackened teeth and okimayu skybrows,...

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Lot n° 28 

Captivating 18th Century Isho-ningyo of the Warrior Monk Benkei

17" (43 cm.) The venerated warrior monk Saito Musashibo Benkei (d. 1189) is gloriously depicted in a jaunty pose with left foot forward and turned outward, sporting gold lacquered paper armor with repeated tortoise shell pattern with auspicious raised...

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Lot n° 29 

Enigmatic Inu-bako (Dog Boxes) for the Hina Matsuri Display

4" (10 cm.) l. A small-scale stylized Inu-bako set of boxes in the shape of dogs made of papier mache with curled tails, and covered in gold pigment with raised painted details including fans, flying cranes, pine, and plum trees, faces with white gofun,...

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Lot n° 30 

Entertaining Daruma-ningyo of Tsurigitsune (Fox Trapping), Edo Period

2" (5 cm.) - 2 1/2". The Daruma-ningyo set, depicting a kyogen theatrical performance of Tsurigitsune (Fox Trapping), includes three figures, each fashioned of toso wood composite with gofun faces, bodies wrapped in various silk textiles with kinran highlights,...

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Lot n° 31 

Ultimate Momotaro Musha-ningyo (Warrior Doll) Set for the Boy's Day Display, Edo Period

14" (36 cm.) Exceptionally rare and engaging doll tableau for the May 5th Boy's Day display depicting the classic fairy tale character Momotaro,The Peach Boy, as a samurai warrior, having well-executed head in wood with full cheeks and a smiling expression,...

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Lot n° 32 

Captivating Pair, Mitate Gosho-ningyo (Parody Palace Doll) depicting a Noh Drama, Edo Period

7" (18 cm.) The exquisitely executed gosho-ningyo, depicting a scene from the classic Noh drama, Ataka (The Ataka Barrier), are carved of wood and covered overall in a fine white gofun, with overly large heads, narrow set eyes, and bald except for side...

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Lot n° 33 

Rare 18th Century Hadaka Saga-ningyo (Naked Saga Doll), Edo Period

9" (23 cm.) Hadaka saga-ningyo (naked Saga doll) was an early precursor to the gosho-ningyo, having large round head with lightly carved and painted hair, nicely formed facial features including classic, early, narrow eyes and well-formed mouth, and was...

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Lot n° 34 

Monumental Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) with Chinese Battle Fan, Edo Period

23 1/2" (60 cm.) excluding cap. Exceptionally large all-wood gosho covered in a fine gofun with painted details and silk fiber hair, wearing a rich layered silk brocade kimono with detailed hoo phoenix design, depicted seated with legs thrust forward,...

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Lot n° 35 

Gosho-ningyo (Palace Doll) with Zukin Cap and Box, Showa Era

4" (10 cm.) The Gosho-ningyo, fashioned of clay and covered in a fine gofun with painted features, is depicted seated with right leg thrust forward and holding a painted black box with gold ends having raised nodes and a thick purple silk tie cord.on...

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Lot n° 36 

Impressive Takeda-ningyo (Theatrical Doll) of Otohime, the Undersea Princess. Edo Period

20" (51 cm.) figure. 27" including stand. The large-scale Takeda-ningyo (theatrical doll) of Otohime, the Undersea Princess, having head and hands made of wood covered in gofun with painted details including lower green lip, and hair in an elaborate chignon...

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Lot n° 37 

Dramatic Takeda-ningyo (Theatrical Doll) of Shiokumi, the Salt Maiden

20" (51 cm.) figure. 27" including stand. The large-scale Takeda-ningyo (theatrical doll) depicting Shiokumi, the Salt Maiden, having head and hands of wood covered in a fine white gofun, with painted features including green lower lip, silk fiber hair...

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Lot n° 38 

Classic Tachi-bina (Standing Imperial Couple) for the Hina Matsuri, Late Edo Period

14" (36 cm.) The classic Tachi-bina (standing Hina) couple for the Hina Matsuri Girl's Day display, are formed of silk over stiffened paper, wood heads covered in a fine gofun with painted details including blackened teeth and okymayu skybrows, silk fiber...

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Lot n° 39 

Exceptionally Rare 17th Century Ito-bina Pair, 17th Century Edo Period

17" (43 cm.) The Ito-bina pair have bodies fashioned of stiffened paper and elongated paper-wrapped necks topped by strands of silk representing hair. The bodies, with painted images of Jo and Uba raking and sweeping the pine needles along the shores...

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Lot n° 40 

Diminutive Tachi-bina (Standing Hina) with Wisteria Blossoms for Hina Matsuri Girl's Day, Edo Period

7" (18 cm.) and 9". Each crafted of stiffened paper covered in silk crepe and silk brocade with supplemental embroidered images of pine boughs and dangling wisteria blossoms, and with heads of wood covered in gofun with painted details including blackened...

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Lot n° 41 

Classic Large-scale Tachi-bina (Standing Hina) for the Hina Matsuri, Edo Period

11" (28 cm.) and 15 1/2". The pair with finely formed heads of wood with painted details including blackened teeth and okymayu skybrows, and full rounded cheeks are dressed in coordinated combination of figured silk and chirimen silk crepe over stiffened...

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Lot n° 42 

One Hundred Peoples of Edo Wood Set by Tessen, Showa Era

1 1/2" (4 cm.) "- 2 1/2" figures. 24" x 25" case. Finely rendered miniature wood set depicting of one hundred examples of people, each hand carved with tinted details of costume and posed on a wood base with gold leaf treatment with inscription. The persons...

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Lot n° 43 

Pair, Kinen-ningyo Commemorating 1924 Imperial Wedding of Hirohito and Nagako, Taischo Era

16 1/2" (42 cm.) Pair, full-formed tachi-bina (standing hina) with heads of wood and covered in gofun with painted details including okymayu skybrows, and dressed in formal yusoku textiles. Including Nagako dressed in a long uchiki (outer robe) in the...

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Lot n° 44 

Historical Meiji Tenno Dairi-bina Pair of the Emperor Meiji and Empress Haruko, Meiji Period

9" (23 cm.) -10" seated. Created for the Girl's Day Display, the rare pair, depicting Japan's 122nd Emperor, Mutsuhito (1852-1912) and the empress Shoken (Haruko, 1849-1914), are presented in almost portrait-like fashion; he in Western naval regalia sitting...

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Lot n° 45 

Important Musha-ningyo Warrior by Hara Shugetsu III, Early Meiji Era

44"h. (112cm.) seated x 29"w. The warrior doll with finely carved wood head with fine white gofun finish, inset glass eyes, carved hair, large, well-formed ears, neck post bearing Hara Shugetsu signature, well carved hands covered in stenciled leather,...

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Lot n° 46 

Prized Pair Gosho-style Wakagime-himegime (Prince and Princess), Edo Period

21" (53 cm.) Depicting children of the buke (military) class, each has rounded gosho-style head and hands of wood covered in gofun with painted details, silk fiber hair with her's done in an okappa banged style and his with a chassen mage (tea whisk style)...

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Lot n° 47 

Rare and Interesting Isho-ningyo of the Tanabata Weaving Goddess, Edo Period

11" (28 cm.) x 14". Dressed in the Chinese fashion with a ruffle-edged vest, black velvet trim, hair drawn into a tall single topknot, is Isho Hata-ori-me ningyo (Weaving Goddess Doll), positioned at a complex and accurately rendered takabata treadle...

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Lot n° 48 

Highly Desirable Late 18th Century Mitsuore-ningyo (Triple-jointed Doll) with Kimono Display Rack

14" (36 cm.) Classic Mitsuore-ningyo (triple-jointed doll) with articulated hip, knee and ankle joints, made of wood and covered overall in a fine gofun with painted details, silk fiber hair arranged in a tall takamage arrangement with hair pin, right...

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Lot n° 49 

Classic Anesama Mitsuore-ningyo (Triple-jointed Elder Sister Doll), Edo Period

11" (28 cm.) Mitsuore-ningyo of wood composite (toso) with fine white gofun covering, painted details, including smiling expression, human hair with silk crepe tie, jointed hip, knee, and ankles, right hand formed closed to hold either a fan or a floral...

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Lot n° 50 

Refined Pair, Shunga-ningyo ("Spring Picture" Erotic Doll), Edo Period

7" (18 cm.) Extremely rare erotic ningyo pair of separately carved figures fashioned out of wood and covered in gofun with painted features, including kneeling male figure wearing loincloth partially covering well-carved genitalia, and female wearing...

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