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    Posted 8 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    Meiji Satsuma Wood-gatherer - 13" tall. there's a small break in the book/text that he's reading. otherwise, perfect. i think he's so beautiful!! there's an interesting history of the wood-gatherer in Europe [the words 'Fag' and 'Faggot' come from that history]. From what i've heard, 'deviants' were not allowed to own property of any type - beyond the clothes on their backs and what they could carry. So they often lived off what they could gather on the commons - or public lands. Sometimes they would strike it rich, and this was seen in the clothes they wore, but never anything beyond that. I wonder what the history of the wood-gatherer is in Japan?

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    1. martika martika, 8 years ago
      Very fine piece!!!
    2. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Oh boy, this is fabulous!
    3. bijoucaillouvintage bijoucaillouvintage, 8 years ago
      So beautiful. I wonder what he's reading...
    4. Master Master, 8 years ago
      Absolutely amazing piece great find
    5. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      thanks martika, Efes, bijou, and Master!
    6. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      This figure is Ninomiya Sontoku (?? ??). I'm still learning, so will post more when i understand who he is.

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