Traditionally crafted in the small city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, these dolls are hand-painted using woodblocks. The color is fixed to the raw cotton at high temperature and each doll is then filled in with rice hulls and hand-sewn, so that every one of them is genuinely unique. This doll is part of the Japanese zodiac serie and depicts a mouse, the first of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Japanese Zodiac, commonly associated with wealth, charm and order, which is why those born under the sign of the mouse are considered intended for great exploits. Cotton and rice hulls. A wonderful doll, an exquisite example of Japanese craftsmanship. 5 cm x 5 cm x 10 cm