Japanese Kokeshi Doll Figurine Glass Case Display Souvenir Zenkoji Temple ST117 kobachi Japanese porcelain miniature plate

Japanese porcelain miniature plate

A little dart inside

It contains a brass bowl with a wooden striker (with embroidered gold cloth)

the mythical phoenix often seen among Buddhist motifs

Japanese Kokeshi Doll Figurine Glass Case Display Souvenir Zenkoji Temple ST117 kobachi Japanese porcelain miniature plateVtg Japanese Souvenir Kokeshi Doll, Glass Display Figurine This is a vintage Japanese traditional craft wooden kokeshi doll in a glass case from the Zenkoji temple in Nagano. Three wooden figurines stand in a garden with a pine tree, a rock, and a lantern. The background is painted on the glass wall, which depicts a Japanese proverb about the Zenkoji temple, "ushini hikarete zenkoji mairi", meaning "led by a cow to the Zenkoji". There is an