Kokeshi are Japanese antique dolls. Kokeshi are from northern Japan of the Tohoku region. The dolls were made late during the Edo period. These dolls were handmade of wood. The kokeshi dolls are very simple in design they all have common in design like round heads and slim bodes.
They soon became popular all over Japan and like as wooden toys. One thing kokeshi have in common is the lack of arms and legs. The Tohoku region was best known for hot springs and selling visitor the dolls.
Many people colliect Kokeshi dolls nowadays. The price of these dolls are about 25 to 100 dollars or more for the antique dolls. These traditional dolls are antiques. I think the Kokeshi big head makes them really cute.
I never knew a thing about these kinds of dolls. Thanks for a really interesting post.
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