Kintaro & Friends Creative Kokeshi

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Japanese nodder Kokeshi of folklore hero Kintaro.

There are many legends and stories about Kintaro but in brief, he was a child of superhuman strength, was raised in the mountains by an ogress, was friends with the animals and is a symbol of a hero, brave and strong. As a child, wearing only a bib, he would sumo wrestle with bears and win.

This scene finds him riding on a bear with axe in hand. He has a monkey companion at his side. The rabbit is missing.

The stand measures almost 4" x 1-7/8" with an overall height of about 4". The bear has some crazing on it's snout and one eye is chipping. The stand has quite a bit of varnish crazing, giving the whitish film appearance.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 18 September, 2006.