The legs feel stuffed from the knee to the hip. Feet, hands, and fabric have a patina you can only get from age. Her general coloring is whiter than shown on most other dolls. I pulled back her kimono to show the Japanese writing on.
Her paper skirt (see photos). Have no idea what it says. Ichimatsu dolls were used to decorate the celebration of the birth of girls to wish health and happiness. Gofun is rice paste mixed with crushed oyster shell. Ningyo means doll in Japanese. Please ask before purchasing to avoid any misunderstandings. Comes from a smoke-free pet free home. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Asian\1900-Now\Japanese\Dolls". The seller is "thisisit338" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.