Boy with Puppy
Unknown Artist
c. 1800
Medium
wood with lacquer and color
Dimensions
h. 40 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
James Parmelee Fund
Accession Number
1979.19
About this artwork
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.