Ouchi Ningyo Dolls are lacquerware dolls that come in a man-woman sets. This couple is wearing their celebration Kimono and are in joyful spirits. This set comes from the Hashimoto Lacquer Company in Yamaguchi City, Japan. They both have no damages at all and look as new. This is what is known about this type of lacquerware: These dolls have their origin in Ouchi Hiroyo (1325 – 1380), the 24th head of the powerful Ouchi clan. He moved to Yamaguchi around 1360 and began urban development modeled on Kyoto. As the story goes, he had a beautiful wife from a noble family in Kyoto, but she became homesick for the far-off capital and felt increasingly lonely day by day. Hiroyo then invited doll makers from Kyoto and had them manufacture dolls to decorate the mansion and cheer his wife up. She then lived happily after that. It is said that Ouchi dolls were created to convey this story, and even to this day they are a symbol of matrimonial happiness. Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 8 cm, 150 grams each. Shipping fast and insured from NL. No unexpected customs costs for EU.