kokeshi

kokeshi

Kokeshi (小芥子, kokeshi?), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist.

Kokeshi was first produced by Kiji-shi (wood artisans) in Shinchi, in Togatta/Miyagi Prefecture from where Kokeshi making techniques spread to other spa areas in the Tōhoku Region. It is said that these dolls were originally made from the middle of the Edo period (1600-1868) to be sold to people who were visiting the hot springs in the north-east of the country.

Traditional Kokeshi (Dento) dolls shapes and patterns became particular to a certain area and are classified under eleven types including: Tsuchiyu, Togatta, Yajiro, Naruko, Sakunami, Yamagata, Kijiyama, Nanbu, Tsugaru, Zao-takayu, and Hijioro. The most dominant type is the Naruko variety originally made in Miyagi Prefecture, which can also be found in Akita, Iwate, and Yamagata prefectures. The main street of the Naruko Hot Spring resort is known as Kokeshi Street and has shops which are operated directly by the Kokeshi carvers.

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Creative Kokeshi (Shingata) allow the artist complete freedom in terms of shape, design and color and were developed after World War II (1945). They are not particular to a specific region of Japan and generally creative Kokeshi artists are found in the cities.

The woods used for Kokeshi vary with cherry used for its darkness and dogwood which is softer. Itaya-kaede, a Japanese maple is also used. In the creation of both traditional and creative dolls the wood is left outdoors to season for one to five years before it can be used.

Trivia

At the Game Developers Conference 2007, famous video game developer Shigeru Miyamoto explained that Kokeshi dolls were part of the inspiration behind the Mii avatars that feature on Nintendo's Wii video game console.

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KOKESHI KOKESHI是日本最为流行的民间传统手工艺品，起源于日本北方的tohoku地区，生活在那里的民间手工艺者常年在山林里寻找制作所要的优质木材。

现在的KOKESHI主要分为：现代木偶与传统木偶。由于现代木偶丰富多彩的设计式样与颜色，越来越受到人们的欢迎。所有的KOKESHI都须精选便于雕刻与绘色的优质硬木材，并经过精细的多道加工才得以完成