Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Wooden Doll Signed by Maker 12" Laquer Large sode with decorative silk

Large sode with decorative silk brocade coverings indicate formal or ceremonial use

A flexible three-lame shikoro (neck guard) of iron plates is finished in vermilion/red lacquer and laced in indigo

fluid brush manner characteristic of early 20th-century wares

and the porcelain body shows the subtle glaze pooling and painting variation characteristic of early- to mid-19th-century production

Vintage Japanese Kokeshi Wooden Doll Signed by Maker 12" Laquer Large sode with decorative silkThis is a vintage Japanese wooden doll called a kokeshi. This Kokeshi is the most traditional style of a straight vile deer body and a round head. She will ad an air of pleasant calm to your day. Having been in storage for several decades, it remains in overall fine vintage condition. There are some minor scuffs. Thislittle kokeshi measures about 3" at her widest point and is 12! tall.