1.bModern Creative Kokeshi, Ishihara, 7"
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NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi, original box
MAKER: Hideo Ishihara
SIZE: 7" (18cm)
CONDITION: Looks clean and unused. Small dent on left side of head. Two vertical dents on the back look like original wood flaws.
NOTES: Mr. Ishihara was born in Tokyo in 1925 and passed in 1999 at the age of 74. He was registered as a traditional Narugo artist. His grandfather, Iwataro Onuma, was the originator of the Naruko traditional kokeshi. Mr. Ishihara was trained in Narugo style but found it too confining and switched to creative shortly after. From 1959 through 1969, he won 60 prizes as a creative artist including the prime minister award.
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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 11 August, 2014.
