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Boy with Dog, c. 1800. This is a Saga doll, a type of doll thought to have originated in 16th-century Saga, outside of Kyoto. The colours and patterns of the doll’s robe resemble the fashion of the latter part of the Momoyama period (1573-1615). The doll is a nodder, with its head carved separately; when its head moves, its tongue sticks out.