Mechanical Japanese Clown with Cymbals spatula I’m not personally a huge

I’m not personally a huge fan of mid-century“fat lava” ceramics

I found only one very similar one

1 1/2" wide

28 painted wooden dominoes

Mechanical Japanese Clown with Cymbals spatula I’m not personally a hugeThis clown seems to be a pure embodiment of happiness, from its hand painted red cheeked smiling face to its polka dotted outfit, to its little wooden legs, one missing a foot. But best of all, squeeze his belly and his arms come forward, almost, but not quite, to clap those cymbals together! Definitely made in Japan (he bears a very close resemblance to a few Japanese hand puppets I've had in stock), I believe this clown dates to the 1940s or so.