BOY DOLL, NAMED YAMATO FUJIO [i.e. Fujio Yamato], WITH HEAD CONSTRUCTED FROM SAWDUST (MADE FROM PAULOWNIA "KIRI" WOOD), WHEAT STARCH, AND WOODEN PEG. BODY FORM WAS CREATED FROM STRAW STUFFINGS. GOFUN (PULVERIZED OYSTER SHELL WITH GLUE) WAS APPLIED ON FACE, HANDS, UPPER BODY, LOWER LEGS AND FEET. LOWER BODY AND THIGHS ARE SOFT WITH WHITE SILK FABRIC COVERING. HUMAN HAIR IS GLUED ON AND EYES ARE OF GLASS. EYELASHES AND LIPCOLOR ARE PAINTED ON. SEE HISTORY CARD FOR MORE INFORMATION. MATERIALS: OYSTER SHELL, GLUE, WOOD, SAWDUST, WHEAT STARCH, SILK, PAINT, HUMAN HAIR, STRAW, GLASS, PAPER, METAL, COTTON, LACQUER. FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PARTS, SEE ACCESSION FILE. THIS BOY DOLL WAS PRESENTED AS THE BROTHER OF "MISS JAPAN" (E340126-0), AND WAS PURCHASED BY THE DONORS FROM DOLL MAKER YAMADA TADAO, SON OF YAMADA TOKUBEI. Per Alan Scott Pate, 1-11-2010, Yamada Tokubei and his Yoshitoku doll company oversaw the creation of 51 of the original Japanese Friendship Dolls.
