Double-Sided Bi-Racial Hand-painted Jointed Cardboard Boxing Figures white yellow brown vase "Made in Japan"

"Made in Japan"

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4 3/8" tall x 1 7/8" wide and in great condition

Double-Sided Bi-Racial Hand-painted Jointed Cardboard Boxing Figures white yellow brown vase "Made in Japan"These terrific hand painted jointed boxers are bi racial: each is black on one side and white on the other. I have found one other similar pair online dated to the 1920s, which is about how old I'd guess these are but those were printed rather than wonderfully hand painted as these are, including these great polka dotted waist bands on their red and blue shorts! I think perhaps they may have been inspired by the famous 1810 match between Tom Cribb &