Sold for:
$250
$250
Archer Karakuri mechanical doll/automaton. Tokyo, Gakken, Ca. 2004. Designed during the Edo period (1603-1867), the mechanics that make this recreation karakuri doll function are precise and complex. Karakuri refers to the mechanisms that make a machine function. Wind-up doll pulls an arrow out of the fan beside him, puts it to his bow, aims, and fires at a target. Complete with custom wooden carrying case. As new.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29