Vintage Kokeshi Doll by Sekiguchi Sansaku – Samurai (34cm/13.4 inches)

This samurai kokeshi doll was made by the renowned master Sekiguchi Sansaku (1925-2018). it has elaborate armor and a traditional Japanese samurai helmet with a crescent moon in the middle of it.

Sekiguchi Sansaku (1925-2018) is perhaps the most renowned kokeshi master. He’s the only artisan who has ever been certified by the Japanese government as “master of creative kokeshi”. He has a museum in his birth city of Shibukawa in Gunma prefecture and it’s being managed and maintained by his daughter Izumi who is a kokeshi artist in her own right. He has won the prestigious prime minister award three times for his beautiful and unique dolls.

In good condition, with visible signs of age and use.

Height: 34cm / 13.4 inches