| Description |
Stylized, three-dimensional wood carving of a standing woman with a cylindrical body, wearing a floor-length kimono; Figure holds a string of multicolored beads in her upraised right hand, and a circular shield inscribed with Japanese characters in her left; Additional Japanese characters are painted on the back; Eyes are painted black and mouth is painted red; Figure is otherwise undecorated; “63. 5. 2†is painted on the base; Kanji painted on shield read 娘巡礼 - åŒè¡Œ - 三å四ヶ所 - 秩父路 - 二人 (musume junrei - doukou - sanjuuyonkasho - Chichibuji [a proper name] - futari: “women's pilgrimage - go around together / keep company with - 34 places [holy sites on the pilgrimage route] - Chichibu Pilgrimage Route - a pair of peopleâ€); Kanji painted on back of figure read é¡˜å¶ - 山窩一刀彫 - ä¼çµ±æ°‘芸 - 秀峰作 (Sanka ittou-bori - dentou mingei - Shuuhou-saki or Hidemine-saki: “grant one's wish / make my wish come true - single-knife carving from the Sanka - traditional folkcraft - made by Hidemine [or Shuuhou]â€). *Non-Roman alphabet characters are not legible in the online listing. Japanese characters, such as those included here, appear as a series of question marks. Other scripts, such as Greek letters, may appear as Roman letters but be inaccurately transcribed. |
