RARE VINTAGE 1960s JAPANESE NESTING HANDPAINTED RUSSIAN DOLL STYLE KOKESHI DOLLS

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THIS ' LOT ' IS A SET OF RARE VINTAGE JAPANESE NESTING WOODEN ' KOKESHI ' DOLLS. THE DOLLS DATE FROM AROUND THE 1960's AND ARE HAND PAINTED AND IN THE ' NESTING ' STYLE MORE FAMILIAR WITH ' RUSSIAN DOLLS ' - THOUGH THESE DID ORIGINATE IN JAPAN FIRST. THESE ' KOKESHI ' ARE VERY POPULAR SOUVENIR DOLLS AND THESE ONES REPRESENT A JAPANESE FAMILY OF FATHERAND SON AND MOTHER AND DAUGHTER - THE LARGER OF WHICH HAVE ' NODDING ' MOVING HEADS. THE LARGEST DOLLS ARE APPROX. 2.75" IN HEIGHT. PLEASE SEE PHOTO'S FOR A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.