INOKO STONE (Dealer: titcoRet) – As the wishing stone tied-up with rope for praying good health and safety by making it up and down to hit on the ground by the children based on the unique folk beliefs only seen in some area of Western Japan. – Reference: https://tinytotintokyo.com/inoko-a-halloween-like-tradition-in-western-japan. But such paper is tied up instead of rope as curiously though details unknown. Showa period, 20th century. Stone: D 11 x H 12.5 cm (4.33 x 4.92in).

 

 

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