{"product_id":"kokeshi-japonaise-vintage-daruma-kawamura-shoji-9cm","title":"Vintage Japanese Kokeshi – Expressive Painted Wooden Daruma – Signed Kawamura Shōji – 8.5cm","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"402\" data-start=\"379\"\u003e📐 Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"453\" data-start=\"406\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"417\" data-start=\"406\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Japan, \u003cstrong data-end=\"451\" data-start=\"441\"\u003eMiyagi\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefecture, discovered in Tokyo Prefecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"486\" data-start=\"456\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"465\" data-start=\"456\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kokeshi \u003cstrong data-end=\"486\" data-start=\"476\"\u003eDaruma\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"529\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"489\"\u003eArtisan\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-end=\"521\" data-start=\"503\"\u003eKawamura Shōji\u003c\/strong\u003e (川村 昭治)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"583\" data-start=\"532\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"543\" data-start=\"532\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1978–1979 (\u003cstrong data-end=\"582\" data-start=\"567\"\u003eShōwa 53–54\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"633\" data-start=\"586\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"598\" data-start=\"586\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Turned wood, \u003cstrong data-end=\"633\" data-start=\"614\"\u003ehand-painted\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"656\" data-start=\"636\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"647\" data-start=\"636\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"718\" data-start=\"659\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"667\" data-start=\"659\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good vintage condition (slight signs of age on the black parts)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"756\" data-start=\"725\"\u003e🎨 About the artisan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1028\" data-start=\"758\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"776\" data-start=\"758\"\u003eKawamura Shōji\u003c\/strong\u003e (川村 昭治) is an artisan from \u003cstrong data-end=\"830\" data-start=\"820\"\u003eMiyagi\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefecture, a region renowned for its kokeshi tradition.\u003cbr data-end=\"880\" data-start=\"877\"\u003eActive during the \u003cstrong data-end=\"908\" data-start=\"899\"\u003eShōwa\u003c\/strong\u003e era, his work is characterized by vibrant and direct painting, strong expressions, and a keen sense of form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1028\" data-start=\"758\"\u003eThe base bears:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1237\" data-start=\"1193\"\u003ehis \u003cstrong data-end=\"1234\" data-start=\"1196\"\u003ehandwritten signature in kanji (川村)\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1286\" data-start=\"1240\"\u003eand his \u003cstrong data-end=\"1285\" data-start=\"1247\"\u003epersonal seal in katakana (カワムラ)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1311\" data-start=\"1293\"\u003e🧧 Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1492\" data-start=\"1313\"\u003eThis Daruma kokeshi, carved from light wood and hand-painted, embodies the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1414\" data-start=\"1404\"\u003eDaruma\u003c\/strong\u003e figure, a symbol of tenacity, perseverance, and good luck in Japanese culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1703\" data-start=\"1494\"\u003eIt perfectly illustrates Kawamura's style: an \u003cstrong data-end=\"1570\" data-start=\"1546\"\u003eintense and expressive\u003c\/strong\u003e face, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1597\" data-start=\"1576\"\u003eenergetic lines\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a striking contrast between the raw wood and the vigorously applied red and black pigments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1872\" data-start=\"1705\"\u003eThe gaze is piercing, the eyebrows expressive, the mouth taut — a strong, almost theatrical presence, typical of the characterful kokeshi from the late Shōwa period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1893\" data-start=\"1879\"\u003e🦝 We like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1974\" data-start=\"1897\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"1931\" data-start=\"1899\"\u003eexpressive energy of the face\u003c\/strong\u003e, carved in a direct and sincere style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2063\" data-start=\"1977\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"2001\" data-start=\"1980\"\u003evintage painting\u003c\/strong\u003e, bold, with colors still intense despite the decades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2141\" data-start=\"2066\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"2139\" data-start=\"2069\"\u003eliving testament to Japanese popular craftsmanship of the Shōwa era\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as Kogechan, our seasoned tanuki says: \"A Daruma like they don't make anymore. He judges you, but he supports you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KOGEDO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792188244307,"sku":"K21","price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8562\/0819\/files\/kokeshi-daruma-vintage-kawamura-visage-traditionnel-japon.jpg?v=1756910938","url":"https:\/\/kogedo.com\/en\/products\/kokeshi-japonaise-vintage-daruma-kawamura-shoji-9cm","provider":"KOGEDO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}