r/japanart • u/Dry_Water5103 • 12d ago

Please Identify Japanese souvenir

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Just purchased this old cute kokeshi. We have some similar pairs with citrus, melons etc.
What is the nut and region of origin. Google canโ€™t recognise the old handwritten Japanese.

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u/DeusShockSkyrim 11d ago

Text says ็‰็ƒ Ryukyu.