Ejiko kokeshi doll | KOYAMA, Yoshimi | Togatta style | 6.5cm in height

This is an Ejiko kokeshi doll, by KOYAMA Yoshimi who is a Togatta style kokeshi craftsparson. The calm facial expression will brighten your mood.

There are 12 dento-traditional styles in Japan. Togatta style is one of them. Those dolls have slim bodies, compared to the head. The famous flower patterns on the body are kasanegiku (stacking chrysanthemum), ume (plum), Asahigiku (chrysanthemum, which looks like sunshine) and so on.

Because of the annual wood ring, there is a brown colored part on the kokeshi. Kokeshi are made from natural wood, when you are tired of the industrial world, this irregular kokeshi will melt your heart.

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 : 6.5cm / 2.55inch
- diameter : 
head 1.6cm / 0.62inch
body 5.5cm / 2.16inch
- weight : 54.0g

[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.