Boys' Festival Small Standing Gosho Doll Interior As the ashes do not

As the ashes do not cover these spots

Each side has a different color

With this narrow and tall shape

This is a traditional Japanese pattern called asanoha

Thoughtful and beautifully made

Boys' Festival Small Standing Gosho Doll Interior As the ashes do notThis adorable doll is made in the image of a gosho doll which was a type of doll favored by the court nobles of ancient Kyoto. These dolls are characterized by their large, rounded heads, and chubby little bodies which reflect the aesthetic valued during the Edo period (16031868 CE). The standing doll is posing with his arms cutely stretched out and his head slightly tilted. His translucent white skin is beautifully created with unglazed porcelain