Japanese Display Doll: "Ryukyu" Doll - "Geisha"
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Dolls, Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Display Dolls
Country: Japan
Continent: Asia
Geographic Region: Eastern Asia
width: 4 in;
height: 13 in;
depth: 3 in
This doll represents a dancer from Okinawa.
The doll was most likely made in the Okinawa Prefecture where artisans have been making modern dolls since the 1940s. The dolls collectively are called "Ryukyu" dolls. The carefully crafted dolls vividly convey historical events that occurred during the Ryukyu Dynasty. The dolls have very detailed clothing, representing different social statuses.
Her lotus flower hat is called "hanagasa."
Source:
https://www.okashigoten.co.jp/en/museum/#:~:text=A doll exhibition where you,history and culture of Okinawa?
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-soul-of-the-japanese-doll-regional-museum-of-history-plovdiv/JgWxfBA6O1M8IQ?hl=en