Mechanical Japanese Clown with Cymbals Making hand puppets vividly colored pattern in red

vividly colored pattern in red

a dog with a ball

I just love this little planter

" Really a great piece

Mechanical Japanese Clown with Cymbals Making hand puppets vividly colored pattern in redThis clown seems to be a pure embodiment of happiness, from its hand painted red cheeked smiling face to its polka dotted outfit, to its little wooden legs, one missing a foot. But best of all, squeeze his belly and his arms come forward, almost, but not quite, to clap those cymbals together! Definitely made in Japan (he bears a very close resemblance to a few Japanese hand puppets I've had in stock), I believe this clown dates to the 1940s or so.