• Kokeshi japonaise traditionnelle Yajirō par Kamata Kōichi, décor kasane-giku rouge, grande pièce de collection de 35,5 cm.
  • Gros plan sur le visage peint de la kokeshi Yajirō par Kamata Kōichi, avec frange noire et traits traditionnels délicats.
  • Kokeshi Yajirō par Kamata Kōichi vue de trois quarts droit, montrant la coiffure janome et le décor floral peint au tour.
  • Poupée japonaise en bois de type kokeshi Yajirō, vue de trois quarts gauche, décorée de motifs kasane-giku rouges.
  • Grande kokeshi japonaise traditionnelle Yajirō par Kamata Kōichi, décor rouge chrysanthèmes kasane-giku, photographiée en lumière naturelle.
  • Dos de la kokeshi dentō Yajirō de Kamata Kōichi, révélant le bois tourné, son veinage naturel et sa patine.
  • Détail du motif kasane-giku de la kokeshi traditionnelle, composé de chrysanthèmes superposés rouges sur bois naturel.
  • Vue du sommet de la kokeshi Yajirō avec coiffure janome, formée de cercles concentriques rouges, noirs et couleur bois.
  • Signature japonaise 鎌田孝市 de Kamata Kōichi sous la base de cette kokeshi traditionnelle Yajirō en bois tourné.
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Large vintage Japanese Kokeshi doll – Yajiro style – signed Kamata Kōichi 鎌田孝市一 – 35.5 cm

Large vintage Japanese Kokeshi doll – Yajiro style – signed Kamata Kōichi 鎌田孝市一 – 35.5 cm

75 EUR
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    📐 Specifications

    Origin: Japan, Shiroishi, found in Tokyo Prefecture
    Style: Traditional Kokeshi dentō – Yajirō-kei (弥治郎系)
    Artisan: Kamata Kōichi (鎌田孝市)
    Estimated Period: Shōwa, probably second half of the 20th century
    Material: Turned wood, hand-painted
    Height: 35.5 cm
    Condition: Very good vintage condition, natural patina

    The artisan Kamata Kōichi (鎌田孝市, 1925–2004)

    Kamata Kōichi was born on February 10, 1925, in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. The eldest son of Kamata Bunichi, he began his apprenticeship with his father around 1939 and created his first kokeshi.

    After his mobilization during the war, he returned to Shiroishi in 1945 and resumed woodworking. From the 1960s, he studied the forms created by his father and developed successful interpretations. His wife Umeko, his daughter Etsuko, and his son Takashi participated in the production. After Bunichi's death, he became the guardian of this tradition until his own passing in 2004.

    Description

    This Yajirō-kei kokeshi beautifully illustrates the work of Kamata Kōichi, with its straight silhouette, quite rare in the Yajiro style, and its rounded head. Its delicate face combines long arched eyebrows, peaceful eyes in the hitoe-mabuta (single eyelid) style, a cat-nose nekobana, and a small smiling mouth, giving the doll a serene and mischievous expression.

    The body features a kasane-giku 重ね菊 motif, composed of overlapping chrysanthemums painted in red on the natural wood. Repeated vertically with regularity, this emblematic decoration of the Kamata family highlights the height of the piece. Red rings at the neck and base structure the whole.

    The hairstyle is crowned with a janome 蛇の目 (snake eye) motif with concentric red and black circles. The black band, the side ornaments, and the fine painted hair on the back complete this typical decoration. The kokeshi is signed under the base by the artisan.

    🦝 Our opinion:

    A beautiful and large Yajirō, full of sweetness! Its original straight body and red kasane-giku motif beautifully highlight the light wood. Its face is very well crafted. And above all, we love its small hairs at the back of its head: a discreet, funny, and endearing detail! A magnificent signed piece for collectors and lovers of Japanese folk art.

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