{"product_id":"hakata-ningyo-shunga-figure-lovers-kotatsu-hidden-underside-crest-chest","title":"Japanese Ceramic Hakata Ningyo Doll, Shunga Art Statue of Lovers at a Kotatsu, Hidden Underside Scene, in Red Lacquered Crest Chest","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA painted Hakata clay figure of two townsfolk asleep at a kotatsu, whose underside reveals the scene the quilt conceals, kept in a red lacquered chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHakata ningyo, the fired and painted clay figures of Fukuoka, are best known for their gentle beauties and kabuki actors, but the workshops also made a private line of okimono with a concealed scene, the sculptural cousin of the kakushi-e, the hidden picture. This one shows a winter evening in Edo: two figures in patterned robes doze over a kotatsu, the quilted foot warmer of the Japanese home, one with a book open beneath her hand. Seen from the side it is a domestic genre piece. Turned over, the purple quilt gives way to the lovers beneath it, a joke that depends on the viewer lifting the figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure travels in a small red lacquered chest in the form of a tansu, with brass corner mounts, a hasp, a mirror inside the lid and a brass three-leaf hollyhock crest on top, a motif long associated with the Tokugawa house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hakata ningyo okimono with a concealed underside scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted fired clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFigure size:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 10.5 x 8 x 6.5 cm high (4.1 x 3.1 x 2.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red lacquered wood with brass mounts and a mirror; about 15 x 11.5 x 10.5 cm high (5.9 x 4.5 x 4.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not recorded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage, undated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo notable damage is described.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight fading and small rubs to the paint from age, as seen in the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight wear to the lacquer and brass of the chest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe soft blur on the underside photograph was applied for discretion and is not on the figure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as a Hakata ningyo; the maker and date are not recorded. Keep dry and handle the painted surface lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is wrapped in tissue inside its chest, boxed with padding and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent service. Any import duties are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/japanese-dolls-ningyo\"\u003eJapanese dolls\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeeking another concealed-scene figure? Our Hunting Salon™ locates, inspects and delivers such pieces from Japan's private collections. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: Hakata ningyo shunga figure · hidden scene okimono · kotatsu lovers figure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hakata Ningyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483477070117,"sku":"JP-CL-L1235815165","price":730.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/kotatsu-lovers-figure-01.jpg?v=1794592450","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/fr\/products\/hakata-ningyo-shunga-figure-lovers-kotatsu-hidden-underside-crest-chest","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}