[THE BEATLES x Japanese Traditional Crafts] Official collaboration with The Beatles
Size: Height 6cm, width 10cm, depth 4cm
Weight: 100g
*This is a black Akabeko.
*There is only one type of product, and the images show the front and back.

Akabeko is a folk craft that was started by Gamo Ujisato, the lord of the Aizu domain, about 400 years ago.
It originates from the red cows that drove away the plague that was rampant during the Heian period, and the color red is believed to ward off disease.
The black dots on Akabeko represent "hoso" (smallpox), and it is said that they were painted on Akabeko as a substitute to protect young children from smallpox, which was once a deadly disease.
It was a custom for lower-ranking samurai in Aizu to give Akabeko dolls shaking their heads as a prayer for children to grow up strong and healthy.
Its head can be shaken to soothe a child.
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