Creative outlet (Sosaku) Kokeshi by Master Sansaku Sekiguchi

Creative (Sosaku) Kokeshi by Master Sansuku Sekiguchi B 1925

Dohjo



Very collectable Artist, winner of the multiple awards



H 21 cm


Please check photographs there are some small marks and scratches.


Kokeshi dolls were first outlet made in the Edo period 1600 -1800) It is believed that they were made by Artisans to sell to the travellers visiting the hot springs.

Traditional type dolls.

Tsuchiyu: Tsuchiyu Onsen (Fukushima), Iizaka Onsen (Fukushima), Dake Onsen (Nihonmatsu)
Yajirō: Yajirō (Shiroishi)
Tōgatta: Tōgatta Onsen (Zaō)
Naruko: Naruko Onsen (Ōsaki)
Sakunami or Yamagata-Sakunami: Sendai (incl. Sakunami Onsen), Yamagata, Yonezawa, Sagae, Tendō
Zaō Takayu: Zaō Onsen (Yamagata)
Hijiori: Hijiori Onsen (Ōkura)
Kijiyama: Kijiyama (Yuzawa)
Nambu: Morioka, Hanamaki Onsen (Hanamaki)
Tsugaru or Nuruyu: Nuruyu Onsen (Kuroishi), Ōwani Onsen (Ōwani)