Nishi Doll
07 August 2018
Description

24inch tall kabuki doll

Provenance

Family member serving in the Korean war

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 1 day
By Klaus
Aug 09, 12:22 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $400 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a pair of Kabuki lion dancer character dolls, manufactured by Nishi doll &co Ltd. These dolls represent traditional Kabuki theatre characters from the play “Renjishi.” The white mane lion dancer and the red mane lion dancer engage in a play in which obstacles are overcome and a child becomes and adult. The estimate is based on current auction results. "Asking prices" in the trade sometimes exceed one thousand dollars for similars.

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