【Product Name】Ichimatsu Doll, Meiji Era, Three-Fold, Bellows, Mountain Cherry, Mark, Seal, Crying Doll, Crepe Kimono, Blue, Floral Pattern, Obi, High-Class Kimono Shop, Glass Eyes, Black Eyes, Newspaper, Military Paper, Ship Tag Number, Rare, Japanese Doll, Not a Bisque Doll * Autumn Welcome Sale in Progress Followers 6% OFF Repeat Customers 11% OFF From 10/1 to 10/31 23:59 - Please comment before purchase ■Height: Approximately 36cm ■The expression is gentle and dignified, and the well-balanced facial features and the refreshing glass eyes, characteristic of the Meiji era, are attractive. ■Believed to have been made in the late Meiji to early Taisho eras, it has the traditional three-fold structure (movable hands and knees), a paper-covered wooden body, and human hair, retaining many of the characteristics of the time. ■The crepe kimono is from a high-class kimono shop. ■This is an Ichimatsu doll made in the Meiji era. When the bellows were inspected and repaired, the characters "Ship Tag Number (kansatsubangou)" were confirmed on a part of the old newspaper used as reinforcing paper. "Ship Tag" is an expression not used today, but it is a word found in military-related materials of the time, and is thought to have the following meanings: 1. Tags or tickets for managing parts, equipment, and personnel arrangements related to ships and warships. 2. Used as registration tickets or identification tags for soldiers and military personnel. "Number (bangou)" is an old-style character and means the management number of goods or people. The fact that such paper was reused inside the doll can be said to be a valuable cultural material that conveys the paper resource utilization methods, material circumstances, and the background of the common people's lives at that time. The example of military paper and official documents being used inside household dolls is extremely rare, and it is an element that further deepens the historical value of this item, and is a valuable piece of evidence that tells the cultural background. It is not just wrapping paper or cushioning material, but a historical material that directly embodies the atmosphere of the times and has high documentary value. ■A "bellows (crying bag)" is incorporated inside the Ichimatsu doll. This bellows has been carefully repaired using the same traditional techniques as at the time. Currently, we have confirmed that it makes a sound, but the bellows may not make a sound in the future due to humidity and aging. Ichimatsu dolls with a crying mechanism are few in number, and those that are maintained in a state where they make a sound are even rarer. This is a doll that conveys the memory of the sound of the time. We are looking forward to a wonderful encounter. ↓My products are here↓ #HinokiYaAllProducts #Antique #BisqueDoll #Doll #Steiff Edo #IchimatsuDoll Kimono Jumeau