Matryoshka

At the end of the nineteenth century, a Japanese fine figure of the Buddhist saint Fukuruji (Fukurum) was brought to the family of the Mamontovs - famous Russian industrialists - either from Paris or from the island of Honshu, which turned out to be a "surprise" - it was divided into two parts. Inside it is hidden another, smaller, which also consisted of two halves ...

Most experts confirm the Japanese origin of the nesting doll. According to some reports, matryoshka appeared in Russia only after the Russo-Japanese War and the return of prisoners of war from Japan to Russia.