NAME: Japanese lacquered wood Emperor and Empress Ouchi Doll Set. MAKER: Label on the bottom of both dolls SIZE: 1-1/8" & 1-2/8", about 1-1/4" diameter CONDITION: Some light scratches The famous Ouchi lacquerware comes from Yamaguchi city and dates bac... more

NAME: "Kokeshi Journey" book, published in 1976 SIZE: Pocketbook style, 143 pages, 64 color picture pages CONDITION: Pages are slighted yellowed. Front cover and first few pages are slightly bent. Back jacket is bent on the bottom and book cover has some light stains. ... more

NAME: Traditional Kokeshi Guide, published in 1973. SIZE: 404 marked pages plus additional ad pages, some pictures, mostly black & white and illustrations CONDITION: Good with some yellowing of the pages. There is a waxed paper covering the paper jacket which I opted to leave ... more

NAME: Beans, Vol. 8, printed 2004 SIZE: 130 pages, mostly pictures CONDITION: Good. Little wear to the jacket and a corner slightly bent. NOTES: This is a picture magazine covering vintage (50's/60's) to more recent (80) collectibles and toys in Japan, including the... more

NAME: Beauty of Traditional Kokeshi, Journey To Tohoku*, paperback, published in 1977. SIZE: 164 pages, MANY color and black & white photos. CONDITION: This is a well used 33 year old paperback book. The spine is broken, the pages have yellowed, some have bent corners and ligh... more

NAME: Modern Kokeshi Nostalgia* by Noboru Yamanaka, with original cardboard case, published in 1978. SIZE: 183 pages with color photos on pages 7 through 62. CONDITION: The paper jacket has scratches and tears. The case shows some wear. The book looks to be in excellent cond... more

NAME: Japanese kokeshi ear pick with stand MAKER: unknown SIZE: 6" CONDITION: A few tiny chips in the paint on the left side of the hair. NOTES: Ear picks are very popular in Asia. They are usually made of bamboo as this one is. It has a kokeshi head ... more

NAME: Japanese creative kokeshi with a perpetual calendar SIZE: The doll is about 2-1/2" tall with an overall height of 4-3/4" CONDITION: A few dents and scratches on the doll including one just below her obi. A few dents are on the top disc (the days of the week) including a ... more

NAME: Japanese creative kokeshi nodder bookends, small SIZE: Dolls are 3-1/2" & 3-3/4" tall. The stand is about 4-1/2" x 2-7/8" CONDITION: The dolls are in good condition. The varnish has flaked off a little in one corner of the female's stand. Both sides of the female's "... more

NAME: Kokeshi Bank with squeaker. SIZE: 5-1/2" tall CONDITION: Good NOTES: A kokeshi-like figure is cut out of a flat piece of wood, painted and attached to a wood box. When you press the red button in the back, she lowers her fan, the coin slot appears and a squ... more