Gosho Doll
Taisho Period
14.2 cm high x 7.5 cm wide
Cat. 255437
Part of the Boone Collection
© The Field Museum

The gosho doll in the Boone collection was a gift from the Empress Taisho to Mrs. Hosokawa, one of her ladies-in-waiting, who was the Boone's landlord during their stay in Tokyo. The little boy wears a gold eboshi hat and a bib which is painted on, rather than the fabric bib many gosho wear. He carries presents and sits on an orange silk cushion with tasseled corners.



(Commentary by Helena Stenberg)

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