Kokeshi Doll Turned wood, two pieces, immobile head. Large head has four red concentric rings on top, red markings on forehead and side which may indicate a kerchief, small black fringe on forehead and two side pieces, curved eyebrows and upper eyelids with two black dots, u-shaped nose, red dot for mouth. Body widens around bottom and has carved ring around neck, red paint on neck ring, V-shaped mark on upper chest and three vertical line at lower front indicate outline of kimono, two sets of three red bands around middle. Head has knot hole in top back and body has split in bottom back. Bottom has black ink kanji: "made by Niiyama Hisaji"

1996.010.126