{"product_id":"seated-bijin-ceramic-doll-hidden-shunga-scene-lilac-kimono","title":"Seated Bijin Ceramic Doll with a Hidden Shunga Scene Beneath, Lilac Kimono and Dressed Coiffure, about 14 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA kneeling beauty in a lilac kimono, modelled in painted ceramic, whose underside conceals an intimate scene in low relief.\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\u003eThe bijin, the idealised beauty, was a favourite subject of Japanese doll makers, and some of them liked to give a demure figure a hidden second life. Seen upright, this one is all composure: she kneels with her hands resting on her lap, her head turned a little aside, her glossy black hair dressed high in a classic coiffure. Her lilac kimono is scattered with flower roundels and pale cartouches, the hem spreading in folds striped like a fan, with orange underlayers at the collar and a russet obi patterned with a dark chrysanthemum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift her, and the base reveals the secret: the underside of the robe opens on to a reclining nude figure in low relief, framed by the red lining of the kimono. Such concealed scenes belong to the playful tradition of warai-e, the laughing pictures, in which propriety and pleasure share the same object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn one photograph a blue mark was laid over the picture for discretion; it is not on the figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kneeling beauty (bijin) with a hidden scene on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted unglazed ceramic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 14 cm (5.5 in), read from the measuring photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth and depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned; maker unrecorded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Desk will gladly confirm the full measurements on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubbed paint at the hem edges and folds, and a few small flecks where the paint has lifted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight soiling on the base from age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo breaks described or seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eC (good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/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 an older painted ceramic figure; unsigned and undated. Handle with dry hands, lift from the base rather than the head, and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe doll is wrapped in tissue, cushioned on all sides and boxed, then shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/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. Kindred pieces are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-okimono-figurines-statues\"\u003eokimono, figurines and statues\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\u003eSearching for Hakata beauties or other hidden-scene dolls? Our Hunting Salon™ locates such pieces across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers them to you. \u003ca href=\"\/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: hidden scene bijin doll · shunga ningyo · erotic Japanese ceramic doll\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown Maker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483476021541,"sku":"JP-CL-L1251505947","price":435.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/bijin-hidden-doll-01.jpg?v=1794592370","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/seated-bijin-ceramic-doll-hidden-shunga-scene-lilac-kimono","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}