Japanese Koya Cedar Wood Fan Uchiwa Kobo Daishi Buddhist Roukoshiiki Kanji U161 black and white The Naruko doll makes it

The Naruko doll makes it sound when you twist the head

Kanji on box: Ochouchin (lantern)

Turtle with movable head and tail on sliced wood stand

6 cm long x 4 cm wide

pot 21cm long x 16 cm wide x 14 cm tall

Japanese Koya Cedar Wood Fan Uchiwa Kobo Daishi Buddhist Roukoshiiki Kanji U161 black and white The Naruko doll makes itJapanese Wooden Fan This is a Japanese wooden fan or Uchiwa. Uchiwa is a traditional fan tool typically made of wood or bamboo and paper in a flat paddle like shape. This particular fan is made of paper thin slices of cedar wood collected from Koya, a place in western Wakayama Prefecture famous for the Buddhist temples on the mountain. This fan is a souvenir from the Koyasan Reihoukan Art Museum, a place that specializes in Heian and Kamakura period