{"product_id":"kokeshi-japonaise-vintage-style-yagamata-signee-kobayashi-chujiro-24cm","title":"Vintage Japanese Kokeshi – Yamagata Style – Signed Kobayashi Chujiro (小林忠次郎) – 24 cm","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"371\" data-start=\"344\"\u003e📐 \u003cstrong data-end=\"371\" data-start=\"351\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"420\" data-start=\"375\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"386\" data-start=\"375\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Japan, \u003cstrong data-end=\"418\" data-start=\"406\"\u003eYamagata\u003c\/strong\u003e region, discovered in Kyoto prefecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"482\" data-start=\"423\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"433\" data-start=\"423\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-end=\"449\" data-start=\"440\"\u003eShōwa\u003c\/strong\u003e Era (second half of the 20th century)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"546\" data-start=\"485\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"494\" data-start=\"485\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Traditional Kokeshi — \u003cstrong\u003eYamagata style 山形系\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"664\" data-start=\"549\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"560\" data-start=\"549\"\u003eArtisan\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-end=\"584\" data-start=\"563\"\u003eKobayashi Chujiro\u003c\/strong\u003e (小林忠次郎, 1932–1999)\u003cbr data-end=\"606\" data-start=\"603\"\u003eArtisan's handwritten signature visible under the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"714\" data-start=\"667\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"679\" data-start=\"667\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Turned and hand-painted wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"750\" data-start=\"717\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"728\" data-start=\"717\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Approximately \u003cstrong data-end=\"748\" data-start=\"739\"\u003e24 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"888\" data-start=\"753\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"761\" data-start=\"753\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good vintage condition — paint and varnish very well preserved, natural patina consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"917\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"917\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003eTraditional Kokeshi from the Yamagata school with a slender and harmonious form.\u003cbr data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"996\"\u003eThe finely painted face presents the typical soft and serene expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003eThe body is decorated with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003ehand-painted red floral pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e, enhanced with dark foliage and framed by red and black rings in the Yamagata style.\u003cbr data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eThe visible woodworking beneath the paint testifies to careful turning and a beautiful balance of proportions. Its slightly bottle shape is original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003eAbout the artisan — Kobayashi Chujiro (1932–1999)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eKobayashi Chujiro was a traditional kokeshi artisan from the Yamagata lineage.\u003cbr data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eTrained in woodworking at a very young age by his father Kobayashi Seizo, he began producing traditional kokeshi from 1969, after thoroughly studying ancient models of this lineage. He passed away in 1999 at the age of 68.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1979\"\u003eHis work is recognized for the delicacy of its forms, the accuracy of its colors, and its respect for traditional Yamagata styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1566\" data-start=\"1552\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🦝 We love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1629\" data-start=\"1569\"\u003eA superb Yamagata by master Kobayashi Chujiro, its shape and the patterns on its body are sublime!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you like this kokeshi? 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