Creative Kokeshi, Yaji & Kita, Walking
$14.00
Quantity Available: 1
Inventory Number: 70293
NAME: Creative Japanese kokeshi nodders of Yaji & Kita walking (with legs)
MAKER: Unknown
SIZE: 2-7/8"
CONDITION: Excellent
NOTES: Yaji-san and Kita-san were fictional charaters in a comical novel called Hizakurige or Shank's Mare. They were bumbling travelers and the story tells of their misadventures on the Tokaido Road between Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo). Some say they were on a pilgrimage to Kyoto but others say they wanted to escape their wives. This kokeshi set finds them on the road.
This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 20 June, 2009.
