Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Dolls Old Man and Old Woman, Vintage Wooden Handmade buy Figurines

Traditional kokeshi dolls are made by artisans known as kijiji, woodworkers, who probably started out making wooden household utensils, such as trays, bowls, and chopsticks. At some point, they began to make little wooden dolls that could be sold to tourists who came to the onsen (hot spring spas) in the area. They have long, slender limbless bodies and round heads.
While these figurines look like kokeshi, we are not sure as we can't read the Japanese script on the side. They are in terrific shape and sweet as can be. We believe, based on buy our research, that these were made in the 70s if not earlier.