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.

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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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Mother and child series Kokeshi doll

Now I list on ebay kokeshi.

These are 2 kinds of a series of Mother and child.

First kokeshi is missing her tama kanzashi.

Nice face of mother and baby face.