These Yokai (Japanease Spooks, Spirits or Ghosts) are sculpted in heavy vinyl and  were produced to be more like Netsuke than any other series.  This is Bakeneko the shape shifting cat.A Netsuke can also be refered to as a "Toggle" and were used in place of buttons or for closures on bags or pockets. Each netsuke comes with a colored cord which can be used to hang the netsuke. This series  by Furuta is long OUT of Production and hard to find. Each figure stands approx. 1 inch tall.  They can be used as Netsuke or they can sit menacingly on a shelf or computer.  LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE.