Master KOICHI KAMATA Kokeshi Yajiro School Japan 1994 Signed Size 7" -SUPERB!

Description: Thank you for looking. Please visit my other listings of contemporary and antique Japanese art. Master Koichi Kamata 鎌田孝市(1925-2004), Yajiro School, 1994. Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Signed. Collectible.Kamata-san leaned the art of traditional kokeshi apprenticing with his father, Bunichi Kamata, a Master kokeshi maker in the Yajiro Shool. The figurine is in excellent vintage condition. Height: 7" Weight: 171 g Yajiro School of Kokeshi ArtThe creators of Yajiro kokeshi hail from the village of Yajiro-machi, a small farming village between two tall mountains near Kamasaki Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture. Yajiro dolls are some of the most brightly painted dento kokeshi, with a veritable rainbow of colors used, from the traditional red and black to green, yellow, and even blue and purple. The upper body usually has a hand-painted collar with horizontal stripes encircling the body and vertical stripes running below the waist to the base of the doll. However, Yajiro dolls can also be found with a series of chrysanthemum petals running down the front of the body, or a branch of plum blossoms as the only decoration. Some, also have a painted beret-like feature or a bun on their heads, similarly painted with a red center spot. Yajiro kokeshi come in a widest range of shapes and the majority have distinct waists and wider bases, making them very stable. Yajiro kokeshi have been made from cherry wood, camellia, and maple, but the preferred wood is white dogwood (mazuki). Dento Kokeshi Dento ("traditinoal") kokeshi have been produced mostly in the Tohoku district in northeastern Honshu, Japan. Traditional kokeshi is characterized by its distinct style that remains little changed. Old kokeshi are praised for their authentic character and are often collectible items. K169

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