Value Buy Antique Japanese Kijiyama Transitional Kokeshi By Yoshashi Takani Save 60% + Free Ship [JZqg3lLx]

Dimensions: 14-0”h

Yoshashi-san was born in 1907 in Niigata Prefecture. He studied Japanese painting after the war and initially was a Kimono yuzen artist focused on the rare “teak yuen” involving approximately twenty processes including conceptualizing the design and creating detailed colored drawings as the central motif. He later decided to produce a Yohachi doll (Kokeshi) incorporating the yuzen technology in the town of Kawazure which was originally established in the 17th century during the Edo period. He passed away in 1994 in Saitama City (former Urawa). 

The majority of his dolls focused on Kimono art and cherished Yuzen resist dyeing incorporated into textile art which utilized a dyeing technique characterized by beautiful designs featuring subjects from nature, including flowers and mountains, as well as animal and human figures. As with the figure offered his representation of this form of freehand drawing and painting. Very little is known about this artist although he accomplished several beautiful painted dolls during his lifetime. His work broke from the traditional Kijiyama motif and became renowned for its distinct and vivid colors.

Condition: Excellent and has retained the original craft/workmanship.