Boushi-hat kokeshi doll | KOYAMA, Yoshimi | Togatta style | 7.5cm in height

A cute boshi kokeshi doll was made by Yoshimi Koyama, who is a Togatta style kokeshi craftsperson. ‘boshi’ means ‘hat’ in Japanese.

The dots appear to be floating, which give a modern air to this kokeshi girl.

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 : 7.5cm / 2.95inch
- diameter :
head 2.8cm / 1.10inch
base 1.7cm / 0.66inch
- weight : 16.5g

[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.