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Boy with Puppy
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This is a Saga doll, a type of doll thought to have originated in 16th-century Saga, outside of Kyoto. The colors and patterns of the doll’s robe resemble the fashion of the latter part of the Momoyama period (1573–1615). The doll is a nodder, with its head carved separately; when its head moves, its tongue sticks out.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBoy with Puppy (嵯峨人形子犬持ち童子立像), c. 1800. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood with lacquer and color; overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1979.19
