Hina kokeshi doll | KOYAMA, Yoshimi | Togatta style | 10.5cm in height

This is a couple of Hina kokeshi dolls, by KOYAMA Yoshimi who is a Togatta kokeshi craftsperson.

Hina dolls are put out on the every 3rd of March for the Hinamatsuri, which is a day to pray for the healthy growth of girls.
In the lunar calendar, around the 3rd of March is the time that the peach flower begins to bloom. From ancient times, peaches were said to be a fortunate food in Japan. The fruits protect you from bad luck. So, March 3rd and the timing of the good luck peach were put together as one. Thus Hinamatsuri is also called 'momono sekku' in Japan. (Momo is peach and Sekku is period in Japanese.)

craftsperson : KOYAMA, Yoshimi 
style : Togatta 
She was born in Niigata prefecture, which is next to the Tohoku region.
After graduating university and worked elsewhere, she was recruited by kokeshi craftspeople development project of Togatta in Miyagi prefecture in 2016. She became an apprentice of HIRAMA, Katsuji (1941-), she started making kokeshi dolls with her signature from 2019.

Approx. dimensions
- height : male 10.5cm / 4.13inch, female 10cm / 3.93inch
- diameter :
 head male 2.6cm / 1.02inch, female 2.6cm / 1.02inch
 body male 5.5cm / 1.96inch, female 5cm / 1.96inch
- weight : total 103.0g

[Please consider the following ]
- Our Kokeshis are painted with water colors, so they can be easily damaged by water. Please use a dry cloth to clean it.
- Our kokeshi are made of wood, so please avoid exposure to direct sunlight or heat. Humidity may damage the kokeshi. Please avoid excess moisture. (especially direct air from the air conditioner damages to the kokeshi dolls.)

 [About shipment ]
We send your parcel by DHL to the world. The estimated time will be 5-10 days. The shipment fee will be calculated by the number of products you buy. Please double check your registered sending address on Shopify before completing your order. Every shipment has the tracking number. We will send you the number after shipping your parcel.

[ Custom Tariff ]
Every customer is responsible for any customs and taxes when you import items from Japan. Especially, the customers from EU, UK and some other countries, sorry this shop doesn’t accept IOSS in those countries. The delivery staff will ask you to pay the tax when they deliver. We are not responsible for delays due to customs.