Sekiguchi Sansaku
(1925-2018)
(1925-2018)
Sekiguchi Sansaku was born in 1925 in Shibukawa city, Gunma prefecture. He is perhaps the most renowned kokeshi master and 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 Oki Izumi and her husband Oki Yasunobu who are both kokeshi artists in their own right. He has won the prestigious prime minister award three times for his magnificent and unique kokeshi dolls.
Prizes
Vintage Creative Kokeshi
Sekiguchi Sansaku Vintage Kokeshi Doll – Jizo (25.5cm/10 inches)
Vintage Creative Kokeshi
Creative Kokeshi Doll by Sekiguchi Sansaku Kokeshi – Three (17.5cm/6.9 inches)
Vintage Creative Kokeshi
Sekiguchi Sansaku Vintage Kokeshi Doll – The Tale of Genji (10cm/3.9 inches)
Vintage Creative Kokeshi
Sekiguchi Sansaku Vintage Kokeshi Doll – Peony (33.5cm/13.2 inches)
Vintage Creative Kokeshi
Vintage Kokeshi Doll by Sekiguchi Sansaku – Gin (25.5cm/10 inches)
Vintage Creative Kokeshi
Sansaku Vintage Kokeshi Doll – Over The Mountain (14.5cm/5.7 inches)
Vintage Creative Kokeshi