Emimen
Bugaku school, Japan,
dated 1173.
Japanese cypress, kaolin base, sobi urushi priming, pigment, hair,
height 27cm ( 11").
This is the oldest surviving example of its type
The 'foolish old man' type can also be seen in (28) and (29).
Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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