Empress Jingū
Artist
Ōki Heizō IV
(Japanese, 1860 - 1939)
Datelate 19th century
MediumGold lacquered paper, metal, silk lacing, gold leaf, wood, lacquer, figured silk satin, broacaded silk, leather, feather, gofun (powedered shell), pigments, gilt copper alloy, silver, ferrous alloy, metallic threads, cotton, silk hair, and shark skin.
DimensionsOverall: 18 × 13 1/2 × 12 inches (45.72 × 34.29 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Nadine Levin
Object number2022.39.14.1-7
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DescriptionThis doll portrays a mythological figure Empress Jingū. Her face is portrayed with Heian-style makeup featuring okimayu eyebrows and blackened teeth. Her hair is long, also in Heian court style. She wears layers of silk robes and pants. The outermost robe is warm, pinkish-orange silk with gold brocade (kikkō, onagadori, and stream motifs) with blue ribbons. She wears armor adorned with gold leaves, and each part of the armor is tied with blue, purple, and white laces. She wears wide trousers constructed of green silk with silk and gold brocade. She wears fur-covered shoes. Her accouterments include four arrows, a black-lacquered quiver, a gold hat, and a sword with a tiger-fur-covered sheath.
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