Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Vtg Figurine Kappa Pair Nut Shamisen Song KF798 goshuin The back has an L-shaped

The back has an L-shaped carving on the top and bottom

fabric (velvet

They each have a painted face typical of daruma

a regional folk performing art from Hanamaki (Iwate prefecture)

Metal (lead)

Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Vtg Figurine Kappa Pair Nut Shamisen Song KF798 goshuin The back has an L-shapedJapanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll This vintage Japanese wooden kokeshi figurine depicts two Kappa playing music, the right kappa playing Shamisen, the left singing a song with a lyric paper on a table. Two nuts make their heads, straws and vines make their body. They sit on a piece of wood. There are inscriptions on the side and the bottom. Brown, blue Wood, straw, nut C1970 Inscription: [bottom] walnut figurine [side] design register approved Item weight: