Late 19th Century Large Japanese Kokeshi Doll (4) Garden Furniture These interesting enamel signs originated

These interesting enamel signs originated in India in the 1950s-60s

It would have originally been used to store domestic items around the average Indian household

with most people getting their fortune told once or twice a year

likely holding clarified butter or local spirits

creating durability

Late 19th Century Large Japanese Kokeshi Doll (4) Garden Furniture These interesting enamel signs originatedThe age of Kokeshi Doll's go back as far as 150 years. Most of Kokeshi Dolls are made from either dogwood, cherry or maple. Made in two pieces, the head and the body, the craftsman creates the head with a stem plug that is forced into a tight hole above the shoulders. The dolls shape are minimal, no arms or legs etc, but whilst they may seem simple the process of making one is extensive; seasoning the wood, splitting into quarters for the lathe, rough