Japanese doll houses or palaces are called goten. They are not being made any longer. We occassionally see them for sale during our trips to Japan but they are not seen on every trip including the two I made in 2005.
Interesting is that I found what I thought was a fairly new one in 1992. It was missing some minor parts. So, I went to the area of Tokyo which features many huge buildings where shops sell nothing but dolls. A young fellow of about 20 had never seen one. He was the owner's grandson. Well, out came pop. He had never seen one either. So, they called out granpa who set up the business in his youth. He remembered seeing the last one sold in his huge store about 30-35 years earlier. So, that dated the end of production around 1957. Incidentally, I never did find the missing parts and that house was given to a dealer in Japan when we left in 1994.
Currently, we are offering the following goten. If interested, please contact my partner as the goten is located in Florida and will be shipped from there. He can be contacted by clicking on his name Mr Demers.
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Lower left is D602. Pair of plastic lamps. Price $10
Lower right is D603. Pair of lacquered wood cake tables. Price $8
Upper left d 604. Single laquer covered wood cake table. Price SOLD
Upper right d605. Single plastic cake table. Price $2
Lower left d606 box with lid for doll furniture measures 10.25 by 5.375 by 3.875 inches. Price $25
Lower right d607 box with sliding lid for doll furniture measures 17 by 8.7 by 5.25 inches. Price $35
Upper left d608 pair of wooden lamps. Price SOLD
Upper right d609 pair of plastic lamps. Price $8
Two photos above of d611, two stands for the imperial pair where the plastic base measures 10.75 by 7.25 inches and has a second piece which is tatami cover wood giving overall height of 3.5 inches. price $30
Lower left d613 antique wooden bow with string. Price SOLD
Lower right d614 crown for empress. Price $15
Upper left d615 crown for empress. Price $12
Upper right d616 crown for empress. Price $12
Upper left d619 crown for empress. Price $12
Upper right d620 crown for empress. Price $10
Lower left d621 empress crown Price &12
