{"product_id":"couple-kokeshi-japonaise-vintage-shingata-signee-hamatsu-chiyoko-nidaime-tetsuen","title":"Rare Japanese Shingata Oyako Kokeshi – signed Hamatsu Chiyoko (浜津千代子) – Nidaime Tetsuen – 25 cm \u0026 19 cm","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"441\"\u003e📐 Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"456\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan — discovered in Kanagawa Prefecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"497\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shōwa Era (second half of the 20th century)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"551\"\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kokeshi Shingata 新型こけし \/ Sōsaku kokeshi 創作こけし\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"611\"\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oyako 親子 couple (mother and child)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eCraftsman:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hamatsu Chiyoko (浜津千代子, 1932–2007)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"717\"\u003eArtist name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nidaime Tetsuen 二代目 哲園\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eLineage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yajiro (influence)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"791\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lathed and hand-painted wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"839\"\u003eHeights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003eMother: approx. 25 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003eChild: approx. 19 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"903\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten Japanese signatures visible under the bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"1080\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"974\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good vintage condition — light signs of wear consistent with age, paint and varnish well preserved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"173\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"331\" data-start=\"189\"\u003ePair of \u003cstrong data-end=\"254\" data-start=\"199\"\u003eJapanese Kokeshi Shingata wooden dolls\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"285\" data-start=\"262\"\u003eOyako (mother–child)\u003c\/strong\u003e theme, signed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"293\"\u003eHamatsu Chiyoko (Nidaime Tetsuen)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"604\" data-start=\"333\"\u003eThese rare kokeshi feature \u003cstrong data-end=\"424\" data-start=\"403\"\u003eround heads\u003c\/strong\u003e, characteristic of Nidaime Tetsuen's Shingata style. The proportions are simple and balanced, giving the whole a very beautiful style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"864\" data-start=\"606\"\u003eThe wood shows a \u003cstrong data-end=\"655\" data-start=\"626\"\u003edark and uniform patina\u003c\/strong\u003e, a result of time and careful workmanship. The \u003cstrong data-end=\"724\" data-start=\"702\"\u003efloral decoration\u003c\/strong\u003e, hand-painted, is precise and well executed: clear red patterns, structured dark foliage, regular application without overload.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1796\" data-start=\"1741\"\u003eAbout the artisan — Hamatsu Chiyoko (1932–2007)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2050\" data-start=\"1798\"\u003eBorn on October 17, 1932, in Tochigi Prefecture, Hamatsu Chiyoko was the sister-in-law of artisan \u003cstrong data-end=\"1920\" data-start=\"1901\"\u003eYashiro Tetsuen\u003c\/strong\u003e. In 1956, she married \u003cstrong data-end=\"1964\" data-start=\"1943\"\u003eHamatsu Heizaburo\u003c\/strong\u003e and began painting kokeshi turned by her husband, who was trained by \u003cstrong data-end=\"2049\" data-start=\"2033\"\u003eNiyama Sanai\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2379\" data-start=\"2052\"\u003eIn 1970, wishing to perpetuate the style of Yashiro Tetsuen, she produced kokeshi painted in this spirit and adopted the name \u003cstrong data-end=\"2199\" data-start=\"2180\"\u003eNidaime Tetsuen 二代目 哲園\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her work is now appreciated for its elegance, expressive softness, and its importance in the history of \u003cstrong data-end=\"2337\" data-start=\"2317\"\u003eShingata kokeshi\u003c\/strong\u003e. She passed away in 2007 at the age of 76.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2379\" data-start=\"2052\"\u003eShe is now very\u003cstrong\u003e renowned for her Shingata kokeshi\u003c\/strong\u003e and successor to the famous \u003cstrong\u003eYashiro Tetsuen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2399\" data-start=\"2386\"\u003e🦝 We love\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2595\" data-start=\"2401\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-end=\"2428\" data-start=\"2404\"\u003esuperb Oyako duo\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an original style, signed by a \u003cstrong data-end=\"2514\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003emajor artisan\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Shōwa era — \u003cstrong data-end=\"2538\" data-start=\"2529\"\u003eRare\u003c\/strong\u003e to find them in pairs like this, ideal for a collection of great artisans or simply as a wonderful mother-child gift!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you like this kokeshi? 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