Tsukuru Fujikawa Kokeshi (Manyo) Daruma Dolls Even the tails flap in

Even the tails flap in the water with this lifelike

in his big bold colors

The Kagura flute craftsman has taken a stick of bamboo and taken it 'the extra mile'

The fiercest of all Japanese mythological creatures: the red devil (oni)

The puppet requires two AA-size batteries to play sounds (not supplied)

Tsukuru Fujikawa Kokeshi (Manyo) Daruma Dolls Even the tails flap inThis high quality Kyoto style kokeshi doll is beautifully hand painted. The motifs are taken from the Man'yoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese poetry dating from the Nara period. They include folding screens or byobu on the intricate pattern of the doll's kimono.