{"product_id":"oshi-e-ningyo-flat-doll-jo-and-uba","title":"Oshi-e Ningyo Flat Doll Jo and Uba","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAntique Japanese Oshi-e Ningyo (Pressed Picture Doll) depicting \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eō\u003c\/span\u003e and Uba. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis type of doll was originally made by women of the samurai class (aristocrats) who had free time and access to the beautiful silk fragments used to make these dolls in the Edo Period. They are pressed into shape, stuffed with cotton, and their faces are painted. The oshi-e ningyo are made to fit into wooden stands and are also sometimes placed in shadowboxes for display.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eō and Uba are spirits of the Takasago pine trees who symbolize enduring love, marital harmony, and longevity. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eJ\u003c\/span\u003eō rakes in good fortune while Uba sweeps out the bad. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper, Silk, Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20th Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.25\" x 5.5\" (height, width) (largest doll)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: FA-Y3673A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shibuikotto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52295858159898,"sku":"FA-Y3673A","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3009\/1062\/files\/JoandUbaFlatDollsOshieNingyo_1.jpg?v=1780007851","url":"https:\/\/shibui.com\/products\/oshi-e-ningyo-flat-doll-jo-and-uba","provider":"Shibui Japanese Antiques \u0026 Furniture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}