Kokeshi Doll Turned wood of two pieces. Flat topped wobbly head with neck which fits into hole in body. Black painted dot on crown of head, fringe on forehead and side hair pieces. Raised eyebrows, black dot for eyes white semi-circular upper lid appears to be looking up. Small curved horizontal line for nose. Red oval shaped mouth. Light red patches on cheeks. Body has high rounded chest and narrow middle. Bright red band under neck. Faded red and green bands of varying widths around middle and lower body. At lower body is a knot in the wood. On bottom is black ink kanji: "Uwate prefecture, made by Tsunekawa Shintaro"

1996.010.123