Rob Landley on Nostr: Russia's Matroyshka dolls started out as a copy of Japan's Shichi-fuku-jin dolls ...

Russia's Matroyshka dolls started out as a copy of Japan's Shichi-fuku-jin dolls nesting the seven gods of fortune.

The Russian copy was shown at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, from where it became famous.

https://en.japantravel.com/kanagawa/history-of-the-russian-matryoshka/31720