Vintage Japanese Kokeshi WoodenDoll w/ Hat & Portrait " Tray The metal hardware bronze finished

The metal hardware bronze finished with burnt lacquer

It is rather soft and supple feeling a bit like leather

It is made with all wooden pin and dovetail construction with beaded wooden surrounds on all drawers

Shunga or "Spring Art" such as this was outlawed throughout Japan for centuries but persisted even by the very most famous artists

Vintage Japanese Kokeshi WoodenDoll w/ Hat & Portrait " Tray The metal hardware bronze finishedThis is a vintage Japanese wooden doll called a kokeshi. This Kokeshi is short and round type with an illustration of a pretty woman on the body. She will ad an air of pleasant calm to your day. Having been in storage for several decades, it remains in overall fine vintage condition. There are some minor scuffs. Thislittle kokeshi measures about 2" at her widest point and is 6! tall.