Sōsaku creative kokeshi — Japanese Vintage Ceramics, Kokeshi, Lacquerware & Zen | KAIKO&CO

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A ceramic tea cup containing a bamboo tea scoop resting inside it.

A ceramic tea cup containing a bamboo tea scoop resting inside it.

Person holding a traditional Japanese Kokeshi doll. The doll has a round head with painted black hair, a smiling face, and a colorful kimono pattern. The person is dressed in a kimono with a red and gold pattern.

Person holding a traditional Japanese Kokeshi doll. The doll has a round head with painted black hair, a smiling face, and a colorful kimono pattern. The person is dressed in a kimono with a red and gold pattern.

A meditation and wellness setup featuring a black textured singing bowl, a wooden striker with a red tip, and a beige cloth. Not visible is a person holding the objects.

A meditation and wellness setup featuring a black textured singing bowl, a wooden striker with a red tip, and a beige cloth. Not visible is a person holding the objects.

Two red lacquer Japanese tea bowls with lids, decorated with traditional Asian design, sitting on black trays.

Two red lacquer Japanese tea bowls with lids, decorated with traditional Asian design, sitting on black trays.

Sōsaku creative kokeshi

Sōsaku creative kokeshi

Dōjo kokeshi by Sekiguchi Sansaku, with dark lacquered hair and pale face with closed eyes. Her dark kimono has carved circular patterns, set against a blurred ukiyo-e print and a tatami mat.

Sekiguchi Sansaku dōjo kokeshi doll with black sculpted hair, pale face, closed eyes, and dark incised kimono with red collar, on a tatami mat.

Dōjo sōsaku kokeshi by Sekiguchi Sansaku, signed and dated 1991

Kano Chiyomatsu sōsaku kokeshi with rounded head and tapering body, adorned with pyrography and painted rust red maple leaves, on a mat beside a plant and whisk, against ukiyo-e prints.

Kano Chiyomatsu's sōsaku kokeshi, close-up of its light wooden head with a small disc, painted eyes, mouth, and dark pyrography motif.

Large signed sōsaku kokeshi by Kano Chiyomatsu with painted and pyrography momiji leaf motif, Shōwa period

Kawamura Shōji Yamagata kokeshi of dark keyaki wood, with a minimalist painted face and body featuring red-maroon and black calligraphic patterns.

Kawamura Shōji's kokeshi doll, a dark keyaki wood front view, shows a serene face with closed eyes and abstract black and horizontal red-maroon brushwork.

Yamagata kokeshi in dark keyaki wood, signed Kawamura Shōji, Shōwa period

Usaburo sosaku kokeshi doll, dark stained wood, chrysanthemum inlay, full figure front view, Showa period Japan

Sosaku kokeshi close angle view, aubergine stained wood, downcast painted face, chrysanthemum inlay detail

Usaburō sōsaku kokeshi signed Yuji Okamoto, chrysanthemum wood carved and award seal, Shōwa period

Vintage daruma pair by Shido Shozan and Seifu Gono, Shōwa period, vermilion and oxblood

Vintage Japanese daruma pair by Shido Shozan and Seifu Gono, Shōwa period, hand-painted

Lacquered daruma pair, turned wood with hand-painted signed by Shido Shozan and Seifu Gono, Shōwa period

(sold) Keyaki wood Daruma Daishi by Seifu Gono turned wood with hand-painted decoration, Shōwa period

Daruma figure by Seifu Gono, carved Keyaki wood with a stern painted face, detailed beard, and dark lacquered body, held in a hand.

(sold) Keyaki wood Daruma Daishi by Seifu Gono turned wood with hand-painted decoration, Shōwa period

Nanten daruma, turned wood with hand-painted decoration, Shōwa period, displayed on wooden plank with ukiyoe print in background

Nanten daruma, wooden figure, hand-painted in light brown with a black stylized face, upward-looking eyes, beard, and abstract body lines.

(sold) Nanten daruma, turned wood with hand-painted decoration, Shōwa period

Sōsaku kokeshi doll by Usaburō with painted face and Hida road farmhouse scene

Usaburō kokeshi doll face close up, painted eyes under dark wooden hair panels

Sōsaku kokeshi by Usaburō with painted view of the Hida road

Sōsaku kokeshi by Sato Suigai, full figure with carved plum blossom kimono and wooden kasa hat

Sato Suigai kokeshi face detail, hand painted eyes and combed striped hairstyle, Shōwa period

Large sōsaku kokeshi with plum blossoms, signed by Sato Suigai, Shōwa period

Large vintage Japanese shingata kokeshi doll, full figure, black bowl-cut hair, flower motif body, attributed to Nidaime Tetsuen

Japanese kokeshi doll face close-up, hand-painted eyes and eyebrows, dry-brushed grey hair accent, Showa period

Large Shingata kokeshi doll, Tetsuen style, attributed to Chiyoko Hamatsu (Nidaime Tetsuen) Shōwa period

Usaburo kokeshi pair natural wood hair ume plum blossom front view

Usaburo kokeshi natural wood hair painted face detail small doll

Sōsaku kokeshi pair with ume plum blossom, natural wood hair, Usaburo studio by Yuji Okamoto

Vintage Usaburo kokeshi pair, summer wave motif and winter snow motif, Shiki no Uta four seasons series, Showa period

Vintage Japanese Usaburo kokeshi pair, egg shaped sosaku kokeshi, wave and snow motifs, Showa period Gunma

Usaburō Studio Kokeshi pair Summer and Winter wave egg shaped, Shōwa period

Vintage hand painted wooden daruma pair, large and small figure, Japanese Showa period folk craft.

Close up of a hand painted daruma face with black bamboo motif brushstroke, vintage Japanese wood craft.

Hand painted wooden daruma pair, dated 1983, Shōwa period

Japanese sosaku kokeshi pair Murakami Kenichi Yuki no Uta tomobako

Japanese sosaku kokeshi pair Murakami Kenichi Yuki no Uta tomobako

Sōsaku kokeshi pair signed by Murakami Kenichi, with original tomobako, Shōwa 1970s

Kisaku sōsaku kokeshi doll, front view, with black hair and carved eyes. Terracotta body has white carved plum blossoms and Japanese characters on the lower front.

Close-up of two Sōsaku kokeshi by Kisaku. The right doll has white carved plum blossoms on a warm terracotta body, while the left doll shows a reddish-brown kimono with subtle incised patterns.

Sōsaku kokeshi by Kisaku, ume plum blossom, signed, Shōwa period

Sōsaku kokeshi by Kisaku, layered kimono, signed, Shōwa period

Kisaku sōsaku kokeshi doll with dark hair, light face, and carved wooden kimono, a dark outer layer revealing a textured inner robe with incised patterns.

Sōsaku kokeshi by Kisaku, layered kimono, signed, Shōwa period

Two Usaburo sōsaku kokeshi dolls of different heights. Both have dark hair caps, serene faces, and bodies decorated with red camellia flowers, yakie-burned patterns, and visible wood grain.

Usaburo kokeshi duo zelkova wood grain tsubaki kimono Showa Japan duo front view

Large sōsaku kokeshi pair with tsubaki camellia and kimono, Usaburo studio by Yuji Okamoto, Shōwa period

Sōsaku kokeshi by Takeda Masashi with original tomobako, carved autumn grasses

Takeda Masashi kokeshi face detail, dark lacquered wood, Shōwa period

Sōsaku kokeshi with carved autumn grasses, Takeda Masashi studio, Shōwa period, with tomobako

Sōsaku kokeshi with fan by Tanaka Kojo 田中晃常, signed, Shōwa period 1960s front view on tatami mat with ukiyoe print in background

Underside of a Tanaka Kōjō sōsaku kokeshi, featuring a light wood base with a red artist's hanko stamp and a small white turning mark.

Sōsaku kokeshi with spring decor named "Dream of Spring" signed by Tanaka Kōjō 田中晃常 Shōwa period 1960s

Sōsaku kokeshi by Seiju Kon named Oshinobi Dochu, Shōwa period, 1965

Seiju Kon's Oshinobi Dochu kokeshi doll, a wooden figure with a round dark brown "hat," a painted face, and a body of tiered amber and chestnut wood, held in hands against a patterned fabric.

Sōsaku kokeshi by Seiju Kon named Oshinobi Dochu, Shōwa period, 1965

Large Sōsaku kokeshi by Tanaka Harumasa, tsubaki camellia, signed, Shōwa period, held in hands by woman wearing haori jacket

Close-up of Tanaka Harumasa's kokeshi doll, head and upper body. It has black hair with worn paint, a natural wood face with a red mouth and closed eyes, and a burned mark near the right eye.

(sold) Large Sōsaku kokeshi by Tanaka Harumasa, tsubaki camellia, signed, Shōwa period

Sōsaku kokeshi with fan motif signed Tanaka Kojo 田中晃常 painted decoration, Shōwa period 1960s Japan displayed on tatamimat

Underside of a wooden Sōsaku kokeshi doll by Tanaka Kojo, its light brown circular base with a red stamped signature and wood grain.

(sold) Sōsaku kokeshi with fan by Tanaka Kojo 田中晃常, signed, Shōwa period 1960s

Sōsaku kokeshi on wooden plank by Tamura Chie donguri acorn girl form with autumn leaf body decoration, signed, Shōwa period Japan

Spherical acorn kokeshi doll, light brown body, dark cap with concentric rings, painted face with eyes and hair, and a green-orange autumn leaf motif. Stands on gnarled wood.

Donguri kokeshi by Tamura Chie, acorn girl with autumn leaves, signed, Shōwa period

Large sōsaku kokeshi Tamura Noboru 28cm keyaki natural grain body with leaf motifs and burnt stripe decoration, displayed on wooden stand,Shōwa period Japan

Front view of Tamura Noboru's sōsaku kokeshi, a light keyaki wood doll with painted hair and eyes, a burnt striped hat and collar, and leaf motifs on its grain body.

Large sōsaku kokeshi by Tamura Noboru, 28cm high, keyaki grain body with leaf motifs and burnt stripe decoration, Shōwa period

(sold) Sōsaku large kokeshi by Okamoto Usaburo, momiji autumn leaves on carved body, Shōwa period

Okamoto Usaburo Sōsaku kokeshi, round head with black brushstroke hair, ribbed body carved with autumn leaves in red, orange, green, held by hands.

(sold) Sōsaku large kokeshi by Okamoto Usaburo, momiji autumn leaves on carved body, Shōwa period

Camellia Girl (Tsubaki Musume) creative kokeshi signed by Tamura Noboru Shōwa period

Sōsaku kokeshi doll held in hand, Tamura Noboru signed piece

Camellia Girl (Tsubaki Musume) creative kokeshi signed by Tamura Noboru Shōwa period

Sōsaku creative kokeshi by Usaburo, signed, small, shōwa period displayed on woonden plank

Underside Usaburo kokeshi doll, reddish-brown lacquered wood contrasting with black. lack hanko is on the side, a studio sticker on the base displays "WOODY CRAFT MADE IN JAPAN" and "卯三郎こけし".

(sold) Sōsaku creative kokeshi by Usaburo, signed, small, shōwa period

(sold) Large kokeshi by Sekiguchi Sansaku named Dojo signed Shōwa 1979

Large sōsaku kokeshi Sekiguchi Sansaku named Dojo signed held in hands by woman wearing haori jacket, Shōwa 1979 Japan

(sold) Large kokeshi by Sekiguchi Sansaku named Dojo signed Shōwa 1979

(sold) Large sōsaku kokeshi 31 cm signed by Takanashi Hanpushi, Shōwa period

Large sōsaku kokeshi 31 cm signed by Takanashi Hanpushi, Shōwa period, held in two hands by woman wearing haori jacket

(sold) Large sōsaku kokeshi 31 cm signed by Takanashi Hanpushi, Shōwa period

Small sōsaku kokeshi signed by Sato Suigai, Shōwa period held in hands by woman wearing haori jacket

Sato Suigai's sōsaku kokeshi with a natural wood head, quiet expression, and deep red body with natural wood floral motifs on a carved wood surface.

(sold) Small sōsaku kokeshi signed by Sato Suigai, Shōwa period

Yashima Kiyomi, Matagorō kokeshi, Akita-sugi cedar doll with black hair, painted face, and Sho-Chiku-Bai mon, held by hands.

Yashima Kiyomi, Matagorō kokeshi: Akita-sugi cedar body, black bob, simple face, gilded Sho-Chiku-Bai mon. Held by hands in patterned garment.

(sold) Vintage kokeshi signed by Yashima Kiyomi, Matagoro workshop, Akita-sugi cedar with Sho-Chiku-Bai mon, Showa period 1970s

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