Posted 2 years ago
Nan
(1 item)
I have about 10 more. Not sure what to tell you but for being a Yamaha dealer of snowmobiles, we recieved one a year as a gift. Looking for some information of what I actually have. Thanks-Nan
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Japanese DollsWhile “ningyo” or human figurines can be traced to ancient Japanese rituals…
picture 2 is Yoshitsune-
inamoto no Yoshitsune ( 1159 – June 15, 1189?) was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo (the third son of Yoshitomo) founded the Kamakura shogunate. Yoshitsune's name in childhood was Ushiwakamaru.
Picture 3 depicts - Take Age-- or flying kite
Your dolls are part of boys Day Celebration (May 5)
Are they sellable or worth anything?
You may try ebay Nan... I am pretty sure that with proper description these lovely dolls will be a treasure to a new collector but with their beauty.. I hope you would keep them.
HI MY NAME IS JEFF KAUFFMAN AND MY DAD STARTED SELLING YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES IN 1964,,,WE STILL HAVE A YAMAHA FRANCHISE,,,THE YAMAHA DOLLS WERE SENT TO DEALERS AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS ,,,NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF EVERY DOLL BEGINNING IN 1967 TO PRESENT ! ITS QUITE A COLLECTION ...