Vintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, Japan #431 cast bronze Buddha American edition distributed by te

American edition distributed by te Neues Publishing Company 1989

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Vintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, Japan #431 cast bronze Buddha American edition distributed by teVintage Wooden Kokeshi Doll, Japan #431 Vintage Kokeshi dolls are estimated to have been created in the 1960s or 1970s in Tohoku, Japan by multiple artists. Wood is carefully selected to have the right qualities, the round base shape is made with a lathe before hand tools are used to create the finished doll shape. Lastly, the doll is painted with pigments and waxed. Because of this, no two dolls are alike. Kokeshi dolls have become an icon of Japan