Description |
Small cylindrical kokeshi-like doll carved from a single piece of wood; Face, body, and headdress are painted on with black ink; Figure wears a coin tied around its neck on a red string; Single kanji carved on back reads 為 (nasu: “to form, constitute, create or produceâ€). *Non-Roman alphabet characters are not legible in the online listing. Japanese characters, such as those included here, appear as a series of question marks. Other scripts, such as Greek letters, may appear as Roman letters but be inaccurately transcribed. |