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A festival doll
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Of a seated Oda Nobunaga, wearing a blue silk brocade long-sleeved hitatare and full armour, with a white lacquered wood face and glass insets for eyes, a short tail of black hair tied to the head with green ribbons, carrying a fur covered sword sheath
28 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582), the famed shogun of Japan, is known for his perseverence and boldness in the Battle of Nagashino in 1575. His victory put an end to the civil wars that had raged in Japan during the 16th century.

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