This is a spectacular Vintage Sosaku Kokeshi by Kenichi Murakami. It depicts a child tucked in for the cold winter in the mountains. The wood is just spectacular and so are the carvings. She is quite chunky.
Murakami was born in 1929 and initially studied oil painting in the 1940s. Around the mid 40s, he began to study and create Shingata kokeshi. His kokeshi are all about showing the wood and its texture with very little paint. Most even have wood-burned designs.
Height: 32 cm
Diameter foot: 15 cm
Weight: 4278 g
Style: Creative - Sosaku
Signed by the artisan: Yes
Please look at the pictures carefully to assess the condition of the item.
