Description: THANK YOU FOR LOOKING. PLEASE VISIT MY OTHER LISTINGS OF ANTIQUE AND CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ART.Buy several and save – please inquire about the discounts. Authentic Japanese Sosaku Kokeshi ("modern" or "creative" kokeshi art from Gunma Prefecture, Japan). The figurine represents Matsuo Bashō, Japan's most revered poet and writer of the Edo period. The figurine features one of Bashō's haikus.Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉, 1644–1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. Today, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku, a type of short form poetry that has been important in the Japanese culture. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 phonetic units (called on in Japanese, which are similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; that include a kireji, or "cutting word", and a kigo, or seasonal reference. Similar poems that do not adhere to these rules are generally classified as senryū. Bashō is also well known for his travel essays beginning with Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton (1684), Kyoto and Nara. Matsuo Bashō's poetry is internationally renowned, and, in Japan, many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Bashō was introduced to poetry at a young age, and after integrating himself into the intellectual scene of Edo (modern Tokyo) he quickly became well known throughout Japan. He made a living as a teacher; but then renounced the social, urban life of the literary circles and was inclined to wander throughout the country, heading west, east, and far into the northern wilderness to gain inspiration for his writing. His poems were influenced by his firsthand experience of the world around him, often encapsulating the feeling of a scene in a few simple elements.Medium size: approximately 8.3 inches in height. About Japanese "Creative" KokeshiThe majority of sosaku kokeshi (also referred to as "modern" or "creative" kokeshi) originate from Japan's Gunma Prefecture, the top producing area of sosaku kokeshi in Japan. Kokeshi made in Gunma is differentiated from dento (or "traditional") kokeshi produced mostly in the Tohoku district in northeastern Honshu. Modern kokeshi is characterized by freedom from the conventional shapes of kokeshi with a round head. The modern kokeshi are often shaped as little girls with plump round body and bobbed hair or other non-traditional forms. #136
Price: 36 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-12-28T17:46:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
Featured Refinements: Kokeshi Doll
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Handmade: Yes
Culture: Japanese
