NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Issetsu Kuribayashi SIZE: 14-3/8" (36.5cm) CONDITION: Knot (natural wood flaw) mid front. One spot on the back of head has multiple small dents where she probably kept falling and hitting the same item. NOTES... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Issetsu Kuribayashi SIZE: 11-7/8" (30cm) CONDITION: Natural wood flaw on the right side of the body and backside which may be similar to a knot. Few small dents toward or on the back of the head, including one on the bo... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi, Set of 3 MAKER: Daisuke Takeda (not signed) SIZE: 5-3/8" (13.5cm) CONDITION: The bamboo doll has a hairline crack on the left side of her bangs and there is an 1/8" oval gouge in the surface of the wood on the back bottom of ... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Inosuke Kobayashi SIZE: 18.25" (46.5cm), weight approx. 18 pounds CONDITION: A piece of wood had broken off at some point on her cape above her face. The repair was done pretty well. You can only see it from the top wh... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Inosuke Kobayashi SIZE: 18-1/8" (47.5cm), weight over 6.5 pounds CONDITION: The doll came apart, probably during transit. It was simply the glue failing with age. The peg is intact. It'll be easier to ship in two piec... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Shouzan Shido (Shozan) SIZE: 17.75" (45cm), weight 3 pounds in box CONDITION: Few minor dents and scratches. Wood is spotting (darkening) from age. The finish on the head is aging, showing signs of white and on the rig... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi, Year of the Boar (2019) MAKER: Kouson Sato SIZE: 18" (46cm), weight 9.5 pounds in box CONDITION: The doll is in very good condition with a 1/8" chip in the wood on the "shoulder" and a "L" crack in the wood on the back of the ... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Kouson Sato SIZE: 10" (25.3cm), weight 5+ pounds in box CONDITION: The doll is in excellent. The snake (inside) has a dent, a scratch and a spot that has the paint scraped off. The inside piece probably gets banged abo... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi w/carved 7 Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin) MAKER: Hajime Miyashita SIZE: 12-3/4" (32.5cm) CONDITION: Very good with some small dots (age spots). The top of the box is torn and has two split corners. NOTES: Mr. Miya... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Yuji Okamoto (Usaburo Family) SIZE: 10.75" (27.5cm) CONDITION: Excellent with one tiny dent on top left side of sleeve. NOTES: Name translates as "Dream". Having a 3-D nose is always an indication of a higher... more