Featured When you find a Geisha with a Samurai sword.

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by 916Bulldogs123, Dec 30, 2021.

  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Then you've seen everything lol.
    I know she is't very old but.
    She is 15" tall not including the wood stand. What i didn't find out till I got her home is she plays music. The wood pedestal next to her is the winder. I think someone in the thrift store doesn't know a lot about Japanese dolls and thought the sword looked good on her.
    I have never seen a geisha with a sword.
    But maybe she came with a sword?
    Mikey
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    She's a woman but I don't think she's a geisha. What's the blue thing?
     
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  3. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    That is the tassel attached to the sword.
     
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Is there a way to take it off without harming her?
     
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  5. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Yes it was just hanging from her fingers. weee 114.jpg weee 115.jpg
     
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  6. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I don't think the sword is original to her.
    A male doll might have a sword. I used have a Kabuki lion dancer doll who had one.
     
  7. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I don't think so either. But a nice gift. It might go better on my Samurai doll but it is pretty big for him I think. I sure i could sell the sword by it self too.
     
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  8. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    But the way her hands are positioned, perhaps she is presenting the sword.
    Maybe it does belong with her. It would have been glued to her hands. Any glue residue on her hands or the sword?
     
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  9. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    No glue. It was just hung from the tassel through her fingers.
     
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  10. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Definitely looks posed to be holding something. Since she plays music, maybe she had an instrument like a samisen?
     
  11. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Yes, I was just thinking that, too.
    If someone could translate the tag....
     
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  12. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    "IF" she plays music?
     
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  13. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    The music mechanism is in the base. Maybe the tag or the writing on the winder tells the name of the song??
     
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  14. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    The sword is out of scale so very likely not original.

    Debora
     
  15. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

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  16. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    So maybe she should be holding some sort of musical instrument??????
     
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  17. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  18. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I'm fresh out of miniature Japanese stringed Instruments!
     
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  19. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    If you are very very nice to @kyratango maybe she'll make you one. :cat:
     
  20. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    :joyful::kiss: With putty, toothpicks and aluminum foil:hilarious::hilarious:
     
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