A pair of kokeshi

I like a pair of kokeshi doll.

couple small dolls closely together........

With jacket? 

Samurai stlye ,traditional clothes.

All of them very small.

Peaceful coule.

My favirite pair kokeshi.

Komainu lovery Gurdian Dog

Looks like dog? cat?

It is a Koma-Inu that is Gurdian Dog in jinjya shrine.

Do you know normally stand entrance in jinjya!

That one.

Exmple photo below.

It is also said Shishi lion.

However

Komainu was never meant to be a dog, but was thought to be an imaginary divine beast,

Smailing !!!

Lovery Komainu

Vintage kokeshi Daruma drawn

Vintage kokeshi and Daruma drawn

I found it and liked it because of this face and ...........

Drawn on its body, Daruma !

Nice

I felt like professional Sumi-e.

Daruma drawn small kokeshi

The squirrel shape whistle.

The squirrel shape whistle.

This year's harvested persimmon

Grim Face !!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121229085040?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Look at that star !

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111230470146?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111230444413?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Sanpei small pair of kokeshi

Sanpei kokeshi Sister and younger brother. (I guess)　　

On riverside

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kimono accessory, Obijime

Tommorow I will list up Haori,Obijime ...etc..

If you wear japanese kimono,It is good to have a quite a lot of kimono accessories.

                                            One of them are Obijime !

colorful

All of them are made by silk.

Here is . . .   

http://www.ebay.com/sch/bonimin5/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1

Beautiful painting wisteria kokesshi & Three stripe lovery doll

'You are tall.....'

Left one is Stripe small wooden doll 

Another 2 kokeshi dolls are elder sister and younger brother

by Sanpei.

Three stripe lovery dolls.

And Tall kokeshi are beautiful painting.

 Many wisteria flowers bloom.

I cannot express how good these are.

I will list on ebay a few days later.

Haori

Used Haori arrived..

bold design Haori at the bottom.
Pink haori is long size and cotton. Another haori are made by silk.

I listed on ebay.

Here is . . .   http://www.ebay.com/sch/bonimin5/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1

Otafuku face ceramic bell

Otafuku-san face!!!

Otafuku means many fortunes, normally be expressed fat and homely woman.

But I don't think a homely woman, She is charming.

Charming swollen cheeks !!! !

It is ceramic bell.

traditional Ama diver wooden kokeshi doll

Here is traditional Ama diver who is able to go free-diving.
Even cold water.
They catch the sea urchin or seaweed etc...

It is traditional style of Ama diver in japan.

She has wooden tubs on her head, she wears navy blue Kasuri kimono.

You can see her head that a Tenugui (cotton towel) is wrapped around the head.

It is really traditional style!!

You can check this doll here.

Stylish red and black color kokeshi doll

I have never seen before this style kokeshi.

Stylish red and black color.

With Hat.

Unique hair style.

Now on sale!!

Sansaku Sekiguchi

By Sansaku Sekiguchi

This kokeshi doll with plaque.

Natural taste handy craft carving.

ans chic color.

I have different type of Sansaku kokeshi doll for my collection.

 I think this one is rustic kokeshi doll.

like a simple villager.

Lovable his facial expression showing feigned ignorance.

Nozawa Kaoru

Beautiful carving green kokeshi doll.

By Kokeshi doll artist  Nozawa Kaoru

Her kimono and hair style are like Hime(princess) of Japanese castle.

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Margrette? or Kiku flower designed.

Twins and Twins vintage style kokeshi

Twins and Twins vintage style kokeshi

They are looks so smart face. . . don't you think??

These are same design but it is drawn each by hand of kokeshi craftsman.

So Slightly different. 

Another twins.

They are Tall size, 42cm(16.73')

Black one   and    Red &green one

I like their big head and facial expression.

Specially Red & green color contrast are good.

Kozo-san wooden doll

I haven't been able to update my blog at all lately.........

These dolls already send to new owner.

They are like mother and 4 children...

And this wooden doll is very small size and new face.

Kozo-san.

a young Buddhist monk

He wears Zori !!

traditional Yukinko child wooden doll

Yukinko kokeshi.

It is the traditional japanese style in snowy district.

She wears like a long coat by straw.

It is named  'Mino-boushi'.

Mino means straw,boushi is hat.

Image of yukinko in snowy village in Japan.

Sold out

Couple Slim kokeshi by Chujiro Kobayasi

Slim couple dolls.

Man's face looks gentle,

 And Woman's face is stern and firm.

Why...

I think this expression is not many in kokeshi world....maybe.

Beautiful kokeshi.

Kokeshi craftsman : Harumine Aida

Haruomi Aida's kokeshi dolls.
He expressed one side of children's nature.

Haruomi brothers.

Both of them have theme.

Left side of doll's theme is 'dadakko'. It means 'unmanageable child'.

Right side one is expressed 'Yancha' that means 'mischievous (boy)'.

Taking advantage of beautiful wood grain of the material characterizes these kokeshi dolls.

Kokeshi doll,Mother and child series.part1. & carefree face kokeshi.

Mother and child part.1.

This kokeshi is expressed that mother carries her child on her back.

It is like the one scene that mother and the child talk about.

But unfortunately,

Her Tama-kanzashi is missing !

But still good doll ,I like her Kasuri kimono too.

This kokeshi doll is made by kokeshi artist Sanpei.

Famous artist.

Very simple,

And.... in a carefree face.

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