Masae Fujikawa Japanese KOKESHI Wooden Doll 5.75\" Girl Hohoemi Smile JAPAN MADE For Sale

This Listing is for 1 Piece of Japanese Creative Kokeshi Doll (All the Kokeshi dolls are new in an original box, it is great for collections or as a gift) Size: 5.75\"H Artist: Masae Fujikawa Design: Wearing elegant red kimono with a Carving ume pattern. \"Hohoemi\" meaning smile. Material: Wood Authentic Made in JapanAbout Kokeshi: Kokeshi (こけし kokeshi), are Japanese dolls, originally from Tohoku-northern Japan. They are handmade from wood which are Mizuki or Kaede in Japanese, suit for making dolls. Kokeshi have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has their special hand-painted design, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of Creative Kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs, and is formed by the free and unrestrained imagination of an individual artist.