Wakashu (Male Youth)
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With an elegant, patterned robe (kosode), gentle facial features enhanced by a powdered complexion, and delicate hands, this figure may appear at first glance to be a female performer frozen in movement. The hair tied back at the forehead, however, suggests that this is actually a male youth (wakashu) cross-dressed as a stylish woman.
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