[THE BEATLES x Japanese Traditional Crafts] Official collaboration with The Beatles. Size: Height 6cm, Width 10cm, Depth 4cm. Weight: 100g. *This is a blue Akabeko. *This product is only available in one style, and the images show the front and back. Akabeko is a folk craft created approximately 400 years ago by Gamo Ujisato, the lord of the Aizu domain. Its name comes from the red cows that warded off the plague that ravaged the Heian period, and the color red is believed to ward off disease. The black dots on the Akabeko represent smallpox, and it is said that they were painted on Akabeko as a substitute to protect young children from smallpox, a disease that was once fatal. It was customary for lower-ranking Aizu samurai to give Akabeko as gifts, praying for their children's healthy and healthy growth. The Akabeko's head shakes to soothe children. (C) 2024 Apple Corps Ltd. A Beatles (TM) Product