The Snapshots in Time Collection

Japanese Curio Shop Window Display with Tanuki and Frog Ceramic Figurines

Japanese Curio Shop Window Display with Tanuki and Frog Ceramic Figurines

A shop window in a Japanese port town displays traditional tanuki and frog ceramic figurines alongside porcelain tableware. Popular as good-luck charms and souvenirs, such folk-art pieces were frequently purchased by American sailors during liberty calls while their carrier was in port between deployments to the waters off Vietnam. Project: 218112