Furry Gray Bear Wind Up Toy, Made in Occupied Japan antique sensu with screw clasp

with screw clasp

but a bit a hard to read

a mystery maker I have been unable to place

The little details

Reflecting the unique skills and styles of their individual makers

Furry Gray Bear Wind Up Toy, Made in Occupied Japan antique sensu with screw claspA few months ago I found the metal skeleton of a wind up bear toy just like this one a very beautiful thing in its stripped down state, but with its mechanics no longer operating. Pretty great then to find this fur covered and fully operational one in order to see the bear in action and the way it moves couldn't be any better: very slowly and very deliberately, with frequent pauses to shake his head back and forth as if deeply contemplating whether to