NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Sansaku Sekiguchi SIZE: 6-1/2" (16.5cm) CONDITION: Couple of short deeper dents on the front right side of the hair. Scratched area that disturbed the varnish a bit under the gold bell, mid front. Few other minor dent... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Sansaku Sekiguchi SIZE: 13" (33cm) CONDITION: Flat type of dent on the lower back side and several deep dents along the bottom edge in back. Few areas with darker wood (age) spots. Excess glue at the waist. ... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Sansaku Sekiguchi SIZE: 10-1/2" (27cm) CONDITION: Three dents in a row, same size in the front on the white flowers. Largish dent on the lower right side of the hair and a large ding toward the top of the head in back.... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi MAKER: Sansaku Sekiguchi SIZE: 14-1/2" (36.7cm) CONDITION: Few small dents on the back of the head and overall darkening of the wood from age. The darker wood makes the red outlined flowers look faded. NOTES: Mr. S... more

NAME: Modern creative Japanese kokeshi pair MAKER: Sanpei Yamanaka SIZE: 6-1/2" (16.5cm) CONDITION: Few small dents, nothing critical and nothing of note. NOTES: Mr. Yamanaka, born in 1926, is an award winning photographer and kokeshi artist. (He may hav... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a 3 dimensional clay mask representing Noh character, Okina SIZE: Height 3-7/8" (10cm) to the top point, 6-1/16" (15.5cm) long CONDITION: A ding and few light scratches on the front. NOTES: An ema board or prayer board is a me... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with an ox, represently the "Year of the Ox". SIZE: Height 3-5/8" (9.3cm) to the top point, 5-1/4" (13.5cm) long CONDITION: Board has darkened with age. Few light scratches and dings. Cord is faded. NOTES: An ema board or prayer ... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a dog representing the "year of the dog" and the rising sun SIZE: Height 4-1/8" (10.6cm) to the top point, 6-1/16" (15.6cm) at the longest point CONDITION: Older board. Quite a few light scratches and a few dings. Small splinter of woo... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a boar, represent the "Year of the Boar". SIZE: Height 4-5/8" (11.9cm) to the top point, 3-3/8" (13.7cm) long CONDITION: Older board with related issues. The wood has darkened, some wear on the edges, the white paint of the boar is reve... more

NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a dragon representing the "Year of the Dragon", (current year, 2012) SIZE: Height 3-3/8" (8.7cm) to the top point, 4-3/4" (12.2cm) at the longest point CONDITION: Few scratches, dents or dings on both sides. NOTES: Same as #30... more