Sosaku-ningyo (Art Doll) of a Tayu Courtesan by Tsujimura Jusaburo II (Kawasaki Kazuo, b. 1948), executed in Jusaburo’s distinctive style, white chirimen silk crepe face and painted features, silk hair done in an elaborate arrangement with a plethora of combs and a single coral bead, dressed in a white silk brocade uchikake outer cloak in reference to the famous “Hassaku Yoshiwara” procession of courtesans all wearing white on the first day of the 8th month, a burnt red obi tied in front, with a single geta-clad foot extending out, signed on the bottom, Jusaburo is the 2nd in the lineage founded by Tsujimura Jusaburo I (1933-2023), also noted for his stylized single-operator puppetry and dance.
