Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Pair Wooden Shogi Pieces Samurai King & Queen 4" Tetsubin And weighs over 6lbs

And weighs over 6lbs

This is a Japanese specialty box once used to store ceramic goods

4cm) thick

These vintage or possibly antique c

Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Pair Wooden Shogi Pieces Samurai King & Queen 4" Tetsubin And weighs over 6lbsThis is a vintage pair of Japanese wooden dolls known as kokeshi. This pair of kokeshi are carved into a pair of shogi pieces. Shogi is a board game much like chess played with wooden pieces. The name of each piece is written on each. This pair are the "king" and "queen" pieces, both sport determined looks on their delicately painted faces. Having been in storage for several decades, it remains in overall fine vintage condition and has a beautiful