Traditional Wooden Japanese Kokeshi Doll (28) curtain the smaller text translates to

the smaller text translates to 'Big Fish'

This unique 19th century Parat bowl was originally used as a mixing bowl to make paratha and chapatti bread in India

Smaller Hook: H - 10cm

The chest is heavily adorned with hand-forged iron fittings

This beautiful little pot originated in China within the 1880s

Traditional Wooden Japanese Kokeshi Doll (28) curtain the smaller text translates toThe age of Kokeshi Doll's go back as far as 150 years. Most of Kokeshi Dolls are made from either dogwood, cherry or maple. Made in two pieces, the head and the body, the craftsman creates the head with a stem plug that is forced into a tight hole above the shoulders. The dolls shape are minimal, no arms or legs etc, but whilst they may seem simple the process of making one is extensive; seasoning the wood, splitting into quarters for the lathe, rough