Naga379 Hakata Kabuki dancer doll

Stunning Hakata Doll representing a Kabuki dancer, this time of the famous Lion dance called ‘Kagamijishi’ in which the geisha Yayoi performs a series of intimate dances before the Shogun before beginning to dance with the lion mask sitting on an altar to stage left. As she dances with the mask, imperceptibly but surely, she is bewitched by the lion spirit until she is whisked off the stage. Now completely transformed by the spirit, she reappears on the stage as the lion himself and continues the dance of a twisting white mane, symbol of male prowess, and of the guardian of the Buddhist paradise ruled over by Manjusri in the mountains of China. 1980’s. width 28cm., height 36.5 cm.

naga379 Hakata doll   $120.00 (shipping & packing available) We accept VISA and MASTERCARD See more at Richard Arts