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Vintage Japanese sōsaku kokeshi – Red haori & plum blossom – signed Miyashita Hajime 宮下はじめ – 31.5 cm
Vintage Japanese sōsaku kokeshi – Red haori & plum blossom – signed Miyashita Hajime 宮下はじめ – 31.5 cm
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📐 Features
Origin: Gunma Prefecture, Japan; found in Osaka Prefecture
Estimated period: Shōwa era, probably the 1970s–1980s
Style: Kokeshi sōsaku 創作こけし, creative Japanese doll
Artisan: Miyashita Hajime 宮下はじめ, a master of creative kokeshi
Motifs: plum blossoms ume 梅, roses, and delicate flowers
Material: turned and painted wood, sculpted details
Height: 31.5 cm, including base
Signature: artisan's red seal on the base
Condition: beautiful vintage condition, with some signs of age; see detailed photographs.
The artisan: Miyashita Hajime 宮下はじめ (1940–retired in 2006)
Miyashita Hajime (born in 1940) is considered one of the masters of Japanese sōsaku kokeshi. Based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, he trained with the Kobayashi family before developing his own style. His dolls are distinguished by their expressive silhouettes, elaborate hairstyles, finely crafted faces, and wide variety of styles.
His talent earned him numerous awards in Japan, including the prestigious Prime Minister's Award in 1977. A major figure in Shōwa-era creative kokeshi, he left his mark on this craft with the diversity of his characters and his attention to detail.
Details
This vintage kokeshi sōsaku by Miyashita Hajime depicts an elegant young woman dressed in a red haori, a traditional Japanese coat fastened with golden cords.
Her beautiful face with closed eyes exudes great serenity. The sculpted hairstyle, featuring a superb bun, is accented by a small red ornament representing a kanzashi, a Japanese hairpin. Her slender silhouette gives her a particularly refined appearance.
At the bottom of the figure, beautiful plum blossoms ume 梅 bloom on a branch. Together with the haori, which protects against the cold, they evoke the end of winter, when the first blossoms herald the return of spring.
🦝 We love
This kokeshi by Miyashita Hajime has incredible style! We love its peaceful face, carefully crafted bun, red haori, and delicate plum blossoms. Its slender silhouette is superb. A magnificent piece signed by a master of sōsaku kokeshi!
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