VINTAGE HANDPAINTED FLOWER GIRL KOKESHI WOOD DOLL 4 1/8 in. X 1 1/8 in.

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VINTAGE HANDPAINTED FLOWER GIRL KOKESHI WOOD DOLL 4 1/8 in. X 1 1/8 in.:
$9.99

\"KOKESHI DOLL\"

The \"Kokeshi\" doll is one of the most typical folk dolls in Japan

and it is very popular among us in this country. In the Tohoku district

There are six prefectures where this doll is made today.

Children in this district love this doll and are seen playing with it

carrying it on the back, dressing it in Kimonos, or even taking a hotbath

with it.

This doll is very simple and seems rather strange without the limbs as

you see but it has a charm peculiar to \"Kokeshi\" that may be said artistic.

A piece of wood is put on the turning-lathe and made into this charac-

teristic shape, a round stick of wood as its body with a little ball of

wood as its head.

Dolls similar in nature to \"Kokeshi\" are to be found in some

countries in Europe or in the island of South seas.

We cannot tell when this \"Kokeshi\" was made for the first time

but in the Tohoku district wooden articles have been made with a

turning-lathe for more than 1000 years. The older ones had very simple

colour decoration on the surface, but recent ones have designs like picture

in many beautiful colours. The \"Kokeshi\" is a toy, but it is sometimes

offered to God by parents to keep their children safe and strong.

Kokeshi Doll maker

Shimada

TEL (3) 2907\"

10 Kokubun-cho Sendai-shi Japan\"

The original bobble head dolls!

I know my mom was in Sendai before WWII and I have many of these dolls so I am not sure if she got them in Japan or here in San Francisco - but they are AWESOME!

Excellent condition @4 1/8in. Height X11/8in. Width - Brightly colored flower girl

I will be listing as many as I can in the next couple of days for the first time - please take a look!

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