Sosaku-ningyo (Art Doll) of an 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 known as a “yoko-hyogo,”, dressed in a silver and gold and blue silk brocade uchikake outer cloak witha crane and wave design, a black and gold obi tied in front, her right hand peeking out fron the sleeve, while the left hand is hidden, demurely holding up the hem of her kimono, 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.
