{"product_id":"kokeshi-japonaise-vintage-yajiro-niiyama-fukuo-25cm","title":"Vintage Japanese Kokeshi - Yajirō style - signed Niiyama Fukuo (新山福雄) - 25 cm","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"953\"\u003e📐 \u003cstrong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"951\"\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"967\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: Japan, Yajirō (Miyagi Prefecture)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1059\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: Shōwa era (estimated 1950s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yajirō-kei (弥治郎系)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eArtisan\u003c\/strong\u003e: Niiyama Fukuo (新山福雄, 1922–1987)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1191\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Turned wood, hand-painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1217\"\u003e25 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1235\"\u003eSignature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Inscribed on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1272\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good vintage condition, slight discoloration on the top of the head, beautiful aged patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"924\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"271\"\u003eThis handcrafted kokeshi is the work of Niiyama Fukuo (新山福雄), master kijiya of the Yajirō-kei lineage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"274\"\u003eThe eldest son of \u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eNiiyama Fukutarō\u003c\/strong\u003e, he learned turning at a very young age in Yajirō village (Miyagi Prefecture) and began producing kokeshi before the war alongside his father. After returning from military service in 1947, he took over the family workshop and participated in the post-war boom of kokeshi, often in collaboration with his brothers. In the 1960s, Fukuo gained the esteem of collectors by \u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"719\"\u003eelegantly reinterpreting\u003c\/strong\u003e the models of Fukutarō and Eigorō: broad, gentle faces, elongated temples, carefully drawn colored rings. He passed away in 1987, leaving behind a solid and respected body of work within the Yajirō school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003e🦝 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1334\"\u003eWe like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1466\"\u003eIts \u003cstrong\u003ered kimono\u003c\/strong\u003e pattern, typical and very graphic, combined with the \u003cstrong\u003eJanome\u003c\/strong\u003e pattern, these \u003cstrong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003ered and purple rings\u003c\/strong\u003e on the headdress. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003ethree-volume silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003ecinched waist\u003c\/strong\u003e is particularly well-executed here. We love her \u003cstrong data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003egentle face\u003c\/strong\u003e with elongated temples and an almost \"jaded\" look, a distinctive trait of Fukuo!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KOGEDO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51636557807955,"sku":"K18","price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8562\/0819\/files\/kokeshi-yajiro-niiyama-fukuo-vintage-face-kimono-rouge..jpg?v=1755417412","url":"https:\/\/kogedo.com\/en\/products\/kokeshi-japonaise-vintage-yajiro-niiyama-fukuo-25cm","provider":"KOGEDO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}