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Don't you just love these watercolour sketches of traditional Japanese folk toys?
The Ningyo-do Bunko database contains thousands of these images created by artist Kawasaki Koizumi during the Taisho - Showa eras (1877-1942). A reminder of dwindling traditional arts.
Found via BibliOdyssey / @iotaillustrate