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Obake no Kinta

Kumamoto · Kumamoto · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: おばけの金太

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WHAT TO DOObake no Kinta

Pull the string and its eyes roll and its tongue shoots out - a papier-mache doll said to model a retainer of Kato Kiyomasa, with its prototype said to date from the Kaei era.

WHEREKumamoto

Kumamoto · Kumamoto

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Pull the string and its eyes roll and its tongue shoots out - a papier-mache doll said to model a retainer of Kato Kiyomasa, with its prototype said to date from the Kaei era.

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Founded / opened:1700s Highlights / collection:Mechanical doll that sticks out its tongue when a cord is pulled, Red face Genre:Mingei (folk crafts), Crafts and ceramics

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