I bought my first Kokeshi doll in November 2011 to top the tree for our Japanese/Chinese themed Christmas celebrations.
I chose her because I liked the look of her. I bought her online from the The Japanese Shop They sell a large range of Kokeshi dolls.
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| Sunset Crane created by artist Kunio Miyakawa |
I quickly became interested in finding out about the artist who made her. Whilst finding out about him I became obsessed with the amazing world of Kokeshi.
I discovered Traditional and Creative Kokeshi and discovered how easy it is to buy direct from sellers in Japan.
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| My biggest and my smallest |
Sadly when we put a lot of our stuff into store ready for our move all the dolls went into a box.
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| The whole collection has been in store since last March!!! |
I have resisted the temptation to browse the web and buy more.
Well all except this one...
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| She stands quietly on the window sill waiting to meet all her friends once we move into our new house. |
Another rather melancholy post - all those little dolls locked away.......Nice pictures though
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to unpack them. Roll on moving day.
DeleteWhat a fascinating post. I`ve never seen them before. I particularly like the last one by the lilies...very elegant. No wonder you are excited to unpack them.
ReplyDeleteThey make a very interesting hobby. It has even encouraged me to start learning how to read Japanese script.
DeleteThey are very pretty. I can see the appeal.
ReplyDeleteI am tempted to look and see what's for sale at the moment but I really must wait till we are in our new house.
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