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Author:  The Moog [ Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:26 am ]
Post subject:  Japanese Castle I.D. help? Painted female figure . . .
Hiya peeps, me again.

I bought this a while ago and was wondering exactly what Castle the painting on this figure represents.
I thought it was 'Himeji Castle' but I'm not sure . . . . I'm curious to find out.
i've looked online and cant be sure, i think the artist might have been a bit 'loose' with their interpretation.

Does anyone recognise it?

Image
Japanese Figure by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr

Image
Japanese Figure by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr

Image
Japanese Figure by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr
Author:  ultrakaiju [ Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japanese Castle I.D. help? Painted female figure . . .
Himeji is a good guess, as it is one of the largest and most well known of the surviving castles, but I would guess it is more just a random interpretation/depiction of them, as opposed to being any one specific castle. It doesn't quite fit the exact structure of Himeji, and even looks a bit like Nagoya too, and the 'mountaintop' if it is Himeji, is certainly exaggerated. :P

Could be a souvenir figure that was sold outside Himeji in the many tourist stalls.
Author:  The Moog [ Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Japanese Castle I.D. help? Painted female figure . . .
^^ Indeed, you could be right . . . and yeah . . . its certainly a tourist nicknack!
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