Vintage Kokeshi Doll by Sekiguchi Sansaku – Gin (25.5cm/10 inches)

$425.00

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Kokeshi doll vintage creative by master Sekiguchi Sansaku (1925-2018). Her title is 吟 (Gin) which means “Recitation of a Poem”.

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 artists in her own right. He has won the prestigious prime minister award three times for his beautiful and unique kokeshi designs.

In good condition with visible signs of age and use.

Height: 25.5cm / 10 inches

Artist

Sekiguchi Sansaku

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