Miharu Goma, Japanese Wooden Horse, Medium, MIB

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Japanese wooden Miharu goma or horse. It is one of three popular folk toy horses in Japan but is lesser known outside of Japan with the most familar being the Yawata or Hachinoe horse.

The Miharu horse owes it's beginnings to a wooden horse that saved a military leader during a tough battle in ancient times. It's also known as the child caretaking wooden horse.

This is the medium of three sizes of new old stock, mint in box, received. Measure 3-1/16" tall x 2-1/4" (not including mane or tail).

(Middle horse in the picture with the three sizes).

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 24 September, 2008.