Japanese Zodiac Fabric Monkey Doll Vtg Kimekomi Ningyo Animal Fortune Saru ST27 contemporary art Kanji on the box lid:

Kanji on the box lid: Kannon statue

This is a wooden castanet of Japanese Yamagata Prefecture folk art folk toy

Sparrow and camellia

the traditional Japanese hairstyle

This kobachi is made of porcelain

Japanese Zodiac Fabric Monkey Doll Vtg Kimekomi Ningyo Animal Fortune Saru ST27 contemporary art Kanji on the box lid:Vtg Japanese Kimekomi Ningyo Fabric Doll Zodiac Monkey This vintage Japanese Kimekomi fabric doll represents a monkey, one of the Chinese zodiac animals, and is a decoration for the New Year. It has a wooden base with silk fabric applied according to the kimekomi technique. The monkey holds a three tiered set of bells on a rod or Kagurasuzu and leans against a money bag. The monkey's body is brown with gold streaming like lines, and the bag is pink