Japanese Kokeshi Doll Wooden Figurine Vtg Old Man Matsuo Basho Kanji KF254

Vtg Japanese Kokeshi Doll Handmade Ornament Figurine

• Japanese figurine, kokeshi doll
• Matsuo Basho, famous poet in the Edo era
  
• Kanji letters on the sign read Okuno Hosomichi, which is the travel journal written by him
• Kanji on the shade seems his poet and the temple name, Chuson-Ji
• Poet means that I see the place covered with summer grasses. Before the noble soldiers were fighting for their exploit there, which is like a dream now
• Wood
• Item weight: 143 grams
• Packed weight: 343 grams
• C1970
• Approx. 7.5 cm long x 6.5 cm wide x 18.5 cm tall
• Good condition. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.

• We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan

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