KOBO Seattle | since 1995

Found Objects

Vintage Japanese Kokeshi - B


Vintage piece made in Japan.

Height: 12.0'' 

Base diameter: 2.5''

A 150-year craft, hand carved and painted kokeshi (wood dolls) were made for children and as a souvenir for regional hot spring (onsen) villages. Shapes, facial features, flowers, colors or no decoration at all, depended on the region.