This is a Gosho ningyo (Imperial Palace doll) made in 1942 at the Shimada Koen doll workshop on Ninenzaka in Kiyomizu, Kyoto. The subject is a scene from Benkei's Kanchocho (Benkei and the Subscription List). It depicts the event when Minamoto no Yoshitsune, fleeing from pursuers, arrives at the Ferry of Nyo. This scene is performed in the Noh play "Ataka" and later became one of the Kabuki Juhachiban (Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays), which continues to be performed today. This item came from an old Kyoto family, and the purchase record from 1942 is written on the box. Although the doll has aged for about 80 years, it appears to have been carefully preserved and is in very good condition. The Shimada Koen doll workshop on Ninenzaka still exists today, and its old appearance conveys the long history of the workshop. Size: Height: 135 mm Width: 105 mm Depth: 90 mm Although there is some yellowing of the kimono due to aging, the face is also clean and the condition is good.