Objects that are glazed over, as many of the Otagiri products are, do not have this problem and can be more easily cleaned and restored to an original state. This problem of colors washing off is often true for objects from countries other than Japan, specially Taiwan, from the seventies and eighties. Err on the safe side, better to have a dirty object than an object with some of the color washed away. But be careful! On many objects the colors are painted on without a primer and can easily come off in contact with water and a cleaning action.
My first choice is to clean them with a soft cloth in warm, but not hot, water with dishwasher detergent. The Music Boxes and Musical Toys I acquire from various sources are mostly in a used state and may be dirty – some deeply dirty from years of being exposed to smoke, grime, etc.
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