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Golden Age of Ningyō Japanese Dolls from the Ayervais Collection - Part Two at Auction Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11AM ET in Annapolis, Maryland at Theriault’s Gallery The important one-owner collection of Michael Ayervais of New York was assembled over more than 30 years, and features important examples highlighted in museum exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mingei Museum, and Morikami Museum, and shown in Ningyō, The Art of the Japanese Doll by Alan Scott Pate who is serving as consultant and cataloguer for this auction. A superb full color catalog is available for the auction. For more information or to order a catalog visit www.theriaults.com. . http://theriaults.com

That does not mean than everything technologically related to the Douji come in Douji form, and that’s where the KarakuriNingyo come into play.

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