Japanese vintage akabeko red cow figure, hand made using the hariko technique. 

In red white and gold, these "nodding head" cows represent the legendary akabeko red bull, which embodies a zealous devotion to Buddha. 

dimensions
height: 9cm
width: 5.5cm
length: 15cm
weight: 45g

Vintage hariko (Japanese paper-mache) figure, nodding head.
Handmade in Japan.

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In Japanese, hariko means paper craft. It is said that this papier-mache technique came down from China in around the Muromachi period. It spread around Japan and has been used for such as folk toys.