NAME: Three Japanese carved festival performers on stand. MAKER: Stamped on the bottom (probably where the item was originally purchased) SIZE: Tallest doll is 2-1/4", stand is approx. 4-1/8" x 2-1/4" CONDITION: The doll doing the handstand on the left side in the p... more

NAME: Japanese wooden folkcraft doll MAKER: Signature may be on the left side SIZE: 9-1/4", weight is approx. 14.5 ounces CONDITION: The thin outer layers of the bark are curling and flaking off NOTES: ... more

NAME: Japanese Ittobori style wood carving of "Tale of Shuzenji" SIZE: The doll sits at 2-1/2" tall, the stand is 2 x 2-5/8" CONDITION: Good NOTES: Tale of Shuzenji is a play by Kido Okamota, written in 1909. In short, master mask carver Yashao is asked to make a ... more

NAME: Tiny Japanese ittobori style carving of Noh character Okina w/wood box MAKER: May be a maker signature and stamp on box SIZE: 1-7/16" tall, the box is 2" x 1-3/16 x 1-3/8" CONDITION: Excellent NOTES: Briefly, Ittobori is a carving technique. The na... more

NAME: Japanese folk craft of a Benta Doll from Hinagu Hot Springs in Kumamoto Prefecture. MAKER: unknown SIZE: 7-1/16" tall, not including the legs CONDITION: Very good NOTES: The benta doll has a crudely carved (ittobori technique) head and body. The w... more

NAME: Painted clam shell with ittobori carved hina pair inside. Maker: Naohisa SIZE: Closed, the clam shell is 2-1/4" long and 1-7/16" high with the stand. The Emperor and Empress are 1/2" tall. CONDITION: Tiny chip on the left side of the bottom shell. ... more

NAME: Japanese ittobori carving of a dog, representing zodiac year of the dog, in wood box. MAKER: Burnt wood engraving on bottom as well as on the box lid SIZE: 2" tall, 3" long CONDITION: Good NOTES: Briefly, Ittobori is a carving technique. The name... more

NAME: Japanese ittobori style fighting bull pair. These look like winners as they are highly decorated, similar to the winners in dog sumo wrestling. SIZE: The bulls are approximately 3-1/4" long and 1-3/4" tall, not including the rope. The stand is 7-7/8" x 2-1/2" x 5/8" high. more

NAME: Japanese Nara ittobori carved wood diorama of the fairy tale "The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab". MAKER: Signed and stamped on the inside of the box lid SIZE: Figures measure 1-3/8" tall, stand 2-1/2 x 3-9/16" and overall height 3-1/16" CONDITION: A litt... more

NAME: Carved Japanese Thunderbird w/box SIZE: Bird measures 2-3/8", not including the tail. Overall height is 5-1/2" CONDITION: Some of the bark has dried up and is curling or peeling. NOTES: The bird is glued to the stand. Couple of Japanese characters are pri... more