Tall Vintage Kokeshi by Sato Suigai (61cm/24.4 inches)

Creative vintage kokeshi by the multiple award winning, master Sato Suigai.

He was born in 1920 in Gunma Prefecture which is home to many other famous creative kokeshi masters. He only began creative kokeshi at age 29 (1949). Suigai is actually not his real name, it’s a pseudonym taken from his teacher Mr. Suiun Komuro who taught him Japanese painting.

Height: 61cm (24.4 inches).

In good condition with signs of age and use.