Japanese Kokeshi doll 30 cm

Antique Japanese kokeshi doll in good condition. Beautiful patina on these: ) It measures 30 cm with a head diameter of 8 cm. Many models available to discover in my Selency shop. ########## Shipping shop2shop or Colissimo included in the price. ########## The kokeshi were created by kiji-shi (wood artisans) in the north of Honshū (the largest island of Japan), in the Tōhoku region, at the end of the Edo period. Initially, these dolls representing little girls were small toys for children before being sold as souvenirs for tourists. Their production then diversified in terms of size, shape, and decoration. In the past, there were several words to designate Japanese dolls, depending on their place of production (kogesu, kiboko, deko, etc.). At a meeting of artisans and collectors held in 1940, it was decided that the word kokeshi (こけし?), written in hiragana, would henceforth serve as the standard name.