NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a dog representing the "year of the dog" and the rising sun SIZE: Height 4-1/8" (10.6cm) to the top point, 6-1/16" (15.6cm) at the longest point CONDITION: Older board. Quite a few light scratches and a few dings. Small splinter of woo... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a boar, represent the "Year of the Boar". SIZE: Height 4-5/8" (11.9cm) to the top point, 3-3/8" (13.7cm) long CONDITION: Older board with related issues. The wood has darkened, some wear on the edges, the white paint of the boar is reve... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with an Ox, representing the "Year of the Ox". SIZE: Height 3-1/2" (8.9cm) to the top point, 5-7/16" (14.7cm) at the longest point CONDITION: The front edge of the roof and just below has a lot of damage, including a gouge, dents and scratche... more

NAME: Vintage Japanese folk crafts of a composite gosho-like doll and a clay horse SIZE: 3-1/8" & 3-1/2" CONDITION: The composite figure has dried out and shows a lot of small cracks. It looks like it was made in two pieces and the seam has some gaps. A previous owner wrote s... more

NAME: Japanese folkcraft clay figures of two different types of babies. One is a gosho-like doll holding Daruma and the other a regular baby carrying a temari ball SIZE: 2-3/4" & 2-1/2" CONDITION: Scuff marks and light soiling. The gosho type doll has the string missing from ... more

NAME: Japanese folkcraft clay figures two of Kobouzu or Monk Apprentices and one Monk, lot of 3 SIZE: Sleeping 1-7/16", writing 2-1/4" & standing 3-1/2" CONDITION: Scuff marks on the two Kobouzu. The monk's straw hat is chipped around the front edge. It's been sanded so it is... more

NAME: Japanese wooden folk craft monkeys, lot of 3 sets SIZE: See below CONDITION: The tall monkey was holding something (probably a stick) which is missing. His left eye is also gone. A knot on his right leg in front and in back (natural wood flaw) can be seen and the under... more

NAME: Traditional Japanese wooden kendama toy SIZE: Overall height with the ball sitting on the point, 7-3/16" (18.4cm), 2-3/4" (7cm) at the widest point. CONDITION: This was part of a lot of unused old stock, however, it does show dents and paint chipping, so someone, at somet... more

NAME: Yajiro style traditional Japanese kokeshi on Horizontal Bar MAKER: Probably the Tsuta family, Yajiro kokeshi & toy craftsmen. A very similar one is still made today. (There are 2 characters stamped on side of stand) SIZE: The doll is 4-3/4" (12.3cm), overall height is 6-... more

NAME: Yajiro style traditional Japanese kokeshi on Horizontal Bar MAKER: Probably the Tsuta family, Yajiro kokeshi & toy craftsmen. A very similar one is still made today. (There are 2 characters stamped on side of stand) SIZE: The doll is 4-3/4" (12.3cm), overall height is 6-... more