By Atsuyoshi for the Maruki company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Standing with one tabi foot raised, clad in an elegant kimono, she holds a detachable parasol in one hand and probably a fan (missing) in the other, her head at a slight tilt, her coiffure elaborately styled and dressed with a kushi (comb); signed on the back of the sash Atsuyoshi saku within an oval reserve above the seal Maruki shachu sei (Manufactured at the Maruki Company); with a separate wood stand. The dancer: 46cm (16 1/16in) high; the wood stand: 2.5cm x 22.3cm (1in x 8¾in). (3).