Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Vtg Raccoon Dog Figurine Tea Kettle Tanuki KF816 hikeshi Sometsuke blue

Sometsuke blue

This bowl has a crackled beige glaze with deep green accents

or tenmokudai (kinindai or kinindate)

13 cm wide x 14

Japanese Ceramic Art Figurine

Japanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll Vtg Raccoon Dog Figurine Tea Kettle Tanuki KF816 hikeshi Sometsuke blueJapanese Wooden Kokeshi Doll This is a vintage Japanese wooden doll figurine. It depicts raccoon dogs transforming into a tea kettle, Chagama, a motif from a Japanese folk tale, Bunbuku chagama. Tea kettles have a grooved wooden grain on the surface, while the raccoon dog's heads and tails are smooth. Cute faces are hand painted. There is an inscription on the kettle lid handle. Brown, black, white, red Wood C1970 inscription: Suzuka Circuit,