KOKESHI USAGI, C/60 Plate 25" x H: 11"

25" x H: 11"

Great for the home

This contemporary rendition makes a beautiful appointment to any den

One belief popular in folklore maintains that rubbing his belly brings wealth

or a sphinx with the head of a man as opposed to the typically female sphinx of the Greeks

KOKESHI USAGI, C/60 Plate 25" x H: 11"Kokeshi are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist. They are exchanged amongst friends with written messages stored