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Vintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, Japan #352
- Vintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, JapanĀ #352
- Vintage Kokeshi dolls which are estimated to have been created in the 1960s or 1970s in Tohoku, Japan by multiple artists.
- Wood is carefully selected to have the right qualities, the round base-shape is made with a lathe before hand-tools are used to create the finished doll-shape. Lastly the doll is painted with pigments and waxed. Because of this no two dolls are alike.
- Kokeshi dolls have become an icon of Japan since they reflect Japanese aesthetic sensibilities with their simple, minimalist yet elegant design.It's a very beautiful lot of traditional Tohoku region kokeshi crafted and signed.
- There are 11 family of kokeshi (crafted in 11 different places of the Tohoku) every family uses different motifs and shape to paint and craft the kokeshi.
- This group contains different type of kokeshi (Hijiori, Toogata, Yamagata, Naruko, Zao and Tsuchiyu type)
- Signed by artist
- Measurements:Ā approx 6" tall; 1 3/8" base diameter ; 1 7/8" headĀ diameter
$28.50
Original: $95.00
-70%Vintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, Japan #352ā
$95.00
$28.50
Description
- Vintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, JapanĀ #352
- Vintage Kokeshi dolls which are estimated to have been created in the 1960s or 1970s in Tohoku, Japan by multiple artists.
- Wood is carefully selected to have the right qualities, the round base-shape is made with a lathe before hand-tools are used to create the finished doll-shape. Lastly the doll is painted with pigments and waxed. Because of this no two dolls are alike.
- Kokeshi dolls have become an icon of Japan since they reflect Japanese aesthetic sensibilities with their simple, minimalist yet elegant design.It's a very beautiful lot of traditional Tohoku region kokeshi crafted and signed.
- There are 11 family of kokeshi (crafted in 11 different places of the Tohoku) every family uses different motifs and shape to paint and craft the kokeshi.
- This group contains different type of kokeshi (Hijiori, Toogata, Yamagata, Naruko, Zao and Tsuchiyu type)
- Signed by artist
- Measurements:Ā approx 6" tall; 1 3/8" base diameter ; 1 7/8" headĀ diameter
