Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Pair Wooden Bobblhead Doll Hand Painted Trees 3" Sake It is printed on acid

It is printed on acid free archival fine-art paper with highly fade resistant pigments inks

he is missing his staff and shows signs of wear as visible in the photos above

Folk Shito Statues like these have been used for over 1000 years in Japan

when the ladle is placed on top it makes no sound

41" x 16" x 15" (width x height x depth)

Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Pair Wooden Bobblhead Doll Hand Painted Trees 3" Sake It is printed on acidThis is a vintage Japanese wooden doll known called a kokeshi. This pair of kokeshi are of the bobble head variety and are dressed in blue and red ribbons and are exquisitely hand painted with tiny trees and misty mountains by a master of the craft. An exceptional example of kokeshi painting. Both have "Yamaha" painted at the base as well as "made in japan" stamped on the bottom. Having been in storage for several decades, it remains in overall fine