ABO, Muchihide 阿保六知秀工人 | Daruma-e kokeshi doll だるま絵こけし | Tsugaru style 津軽系 | 27.5cm in height

This is a Daruma-e kokeshi, by ABO Muchihide 阿保六知秀 who is a Tsugaru style kokeshi craftsman.

The Daruma-e and peony are characteristics of Tsugaru style. (E means ‘painting’ in Japanese.)
He calls this smudged peony painting ‘Bokashi Botan’. He created this pattern that looks like oil painting. (Botan 牡丹 means ‘peony’ in Japanese.)

阿保六知秀工人のだるま絵こけしです。
津軽系こけしの特徴、牡丹の花を絵画のように描いた様子は「ぼかし牡丹」と名付けられています。

craftsman : ABO, Muchihide 阿保六知秀
style: Tsugaru 津軽系
He was born in 1950 in Aomori. He had a opportunity to make kokeshi at junior high school’s club. From 1966, he started learning woodwork under the guidance of Zenji Sato who was a kokeshi craftsman. It was said that he started making kokeshi dolls from 1969. He is the master of Masafumi Abo who is his son.

Approx. dimensions
- height 高さ : 27.5cm / 10.82inch
- diameter 直径 :
  head 5.5cm / 2.16inch
  base 6.0cm / 2.36inch
- weight 重さ : 425.0g
- finished with lacquer ラッカー仕上げ

[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 will ship your kokeshi dolls by DHL within 3 business days after your purchase is completed. The estimated time will be 5-10 days. 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.

※パソコンやスマートフォンなど、ご覧になられる環境により商品写真の色と実際の色が異なる場合があります。どうぞご了承ください。
※こけしの顔や模様は水性染料で描かれているため、たいへん水に弱いです。色落ちを避けるためにも、お掃除の際は乾いた布で拭いてあげてください。
※こけし本体は木でできています。急な乾燥や直射日光、暖房器具の近くを避けてお楽しみください。また、あまり湿気の多い場所ですとカビが生えることがありますのでご注意ください。
※梱包には若干、再利用品を使用させていただきますことをどうぞご了承ください。

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