5th Generation Shimada Kōen Gosho Ningyo

The Gosho Doll has ritualistic meanings, such as placing a substitute doll in the shape of a crawling baby by the bedside, and gradually, an elegant and auspicious expression method unique to white gofun was established.
Many of these dolls are imbued with wishes for the child to grow up healthy, wise, and prosperous. They are a culturally valuable existence in the Japanese style, with harmonious colors, charming body expressions, and a sense of vitality, and they continue to be entrusted with people's wishes and thoughts even today.
The Shimada family, founded in 1859, had Shohbei as its first generation, and the current generation, Koden Shimada, is the fifth generation, with a history as a prestigious doll maker.
Just as there were forms of expression in the Heian period, the fifth generation Koden Shimada constantly seeks and continues to create the forms for the present era.
While the appearance of dolls changes with the times, the essence of cherishing the hitogata (human form) and the wishes of people, which have been passed down through generations, has never changed.

Height 12cm, Width 9cm, Depth 10cm
Riding on a golden turtle.

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