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A Mechanical Doll
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A mechanical doll (karakuri ningyô) with movable eyes and mouth, with two dolls of Chinese boys (karako) in his hands. This type of doll was popular during the Edo period (1600-1868). With two poems.
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Credit lineA Mechanical Doll. c. 1815 - c. 1820. Kubota Shunman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
