Charming Vintage Dutch "Jan Stavast" Balancing Toy Yosegi and lacquer box I'd guess these have at

I'd guess these have at least a hundred years on the them

not noticeable once hung

but of note is the fact that the mouth does open and close

and to my eye this one is about perfect as it gets

and the curves of the double banded rim that tops its neck

Charming Vintage Dutch "Jan Stavast" Balancing Toy Yosegi and lacquer box I'd guess these have atI've searched and searched but found no other like this one definitely Dutch, mid century or so I believe, and which seems likely was produced in a fairly limited edition. I've found there was a Dutch comic book series in which Jan Stavast was the hero, but whether or not the figure here references him I am not sure. The name of the game is to balance him in various positions in combination with the two other pieces included, with an accordian folded,