Takenouchi Sukune
Artist
Ōki Heizō IV
(Japanese, 1860 - 1939)
Datelate 19th century
MediumMetal, silk lacing, gold leaf, wood, lacquer, figured silk satin, broacaded silk, leather, feather, gofun (powedered shell), pigments, gilt copper alloy, silk hair, shark skin, silk cording, cotton, and bamboo
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 × 11 3/4 × 12 inches (40.01 × 29.85 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Nadine Levin
Object number2022.39.15.1-6
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DescriptionThis doll portrays Takenouchi Sukune, a loyal general serving Empress Jingū. His face is oval and painted with pigmented gofun. He has gray hair, eyebrows, a mustache, and a beard. He is dressed in clothes made of silk brocade and lacquered paper armor with silk lacing and metal ornaments. He wears an eboshi, or hat, and holds a folding fan and sword with a fur-covered sheath. He also holds the baby prince wrapped in red silk brocade.
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