Vintage Kokeshi Doll by Sekiguchi Sansaku – Full Moon (16cm/6.3 inches)

Kokeshi doll vintage creative by master Sekiguchi Sansaku (1925-2018) titled 満月 (Mangetsu) which means “Full Moon”. She’s purposely made with the head separate from the body which allows you to put her head in different angles and also store things inside her.

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 very good condition with minor signs of age and use. Comes in the original box.

Height: 16cm / 6.3 inches