7. 5 Inch Sosaku Kokeshi Signed Kukribayashi Issetsu (ki02_1)
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4303516 | Handmade: Yes |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan |
This the lovely sousaku kokeshi doll.
Origin: This artist is from Yonezawa shi, Yamagata Pref. in Japan.
Size: About 7.5 inch (19cm) tall. 1lb 8 oz.
Condition: Very good vintage condition.
Title: Tsuji (traveller)
Age: early 1980sArtist: Kuribayashi Issetsu1968 "Mugen" Prime Minister Award.1969 "Kareha" Prime Minister Award.
Remark: This is pretty girl kokeshi. Yamanaka Nobori, kokeshi critic says his kokeshi is almost religious pattern.
About Sousaku kokeshi...:The creative sousaku doll is thought to appear in the late 1940s after everybody although some version claim to be appeared as early as 1920. They served as a reflection of the new modern age of Japan and desire to mirror western attitudes. Becase the artist do not adhere to strict standards of portrayal, it was appealing to a broader audience of collcetors of folk-art expression.
Origin: This artist is from Yonezawa shi, Yamagata Pref. in Japan.
Size: About 7.5 inch (19cm) tall. 1lb 8 oz.
Condition: Very good vintage condition.
Title: Tsuji (traveller)
Age: early 1980sArtist: Kuribayashi Issetsu1968 "Mugen" Prime Minister Award.1969 "Kareha" Prime Minister Award.
Remark: This is pretty girl kokeshi. Yamanaka Nobori, kokeshi critic says his kokeshi is almost religious pattern.
About Sousaku kokeshi...:The creative sousaku doll is thought to appear in the late 1940s after everybody although some version claim to be appeared as early as 1920. They served as a reflection of the new modern age of Japan and desire to mirror western attitudes. Becase the artist do not adhere to strict standards of portrayal, it was appealing to a broader audience of collcetors of folk-art expression.
