{"product_id":"six-miniature-painted-clay-mame-ningyo-hidden-shunga-scenes-wooden-box","title":"Six Miniature Painted Clay Mame Ningyo with Hidden Shunga Scenes Beneath, in a Plain Wooden Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eSix thumb-sized painted clay dolls of embracing and sleeping couples, each hiding a painted intimate scene beneath, kept together in a plain wooden box.\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\u003eMame ningyo, bean dolls, are the smallest of Japan's clay folk figures, modelled by hand, fired and painted in bright, simple colours. This set of six belongs to their humorous adult branch. Seen right side up they are the soul of innocence: a woman with a dressed coiffure and red hair ornament embracing her partner with a shaven pate, a couple asleep beneath an orange quilt, another under a blue and white striped coverlet, and even a cat curled on a spotted quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTip each figure over and the joke appears. The underside of every doll is painted with an intimate scene, the ura-e or hidden picture that runs through Japanese erotic art from netsuke to sake cups. Small enough to hide in a sleeve, such dolls were sold as sly souvenirs and passed around with a laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six mame ningyo with hidden scenes beneath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted clay, as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidths:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 2.1 to 3.9 cm (0.8 to 1.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepths:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 1.7 to 3.7 cm (0.7 to 1.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeights:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 1.5 to 3.1 cm (0.6 to 1.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain wooden box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.2 cm (0.1 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight rubbing; no notable damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blurred square on the underside photograph was added in photography for discretion and is not part of 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=\"\/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 painted clay folk dolls; unsigned and undated, and no maker or age is claimed. Keep dry and dust gently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach doll is wrapped separately and the box double 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. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/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\u003eSearching for other folk dolls with hidden scenes? 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: mame ningyo shunga · hidden scene clay dolls · ura-e folk toys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown Maker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483480248613,"sku":"JP-CL-X1248171665","price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/mame-ningyo-six-01.jpg?v=1794592680","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/six-miniature-painted-clay-mame-ningyo-hidden-shunga-scenes-wooden-box","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}