This novelty kokeshi has a goldfish on its head. This is an aquarium themed kokeshi doll, by HIRAGA Teruyuki 平賀輝幸 who is a Sakunami style kokeshi craftsman.
How can we describe the uniqueness of this doll? We are always amazed by his imagination and creativity!
The ‘swimming goldfish’ represents summer in Japan. It was said that people felt cooler when watching them swimming in the past.
craftsman : HIRAGA, Teruyuki 平賀輝幸 style: Sakunami 作並系 He was born in 1972. He started learning to make kokeshi from 1987 under the guidance of his grandfather Kenjiro Hiraga and his father Kenichi Hiraga. Teruyuki is the fourth member of the Hiraga family whose work belongs the Hiraga-kokeshi-Ten.
Approx. dimensions - height :19cm / 7.48inch - diameter : head 4cm / 1.57inch base 5cm / 1.96inch - weight : 114.5g - finished with lacquer
[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. 日本国内は、佐川急便にて発送致します。日時指定をご希望の際は、メモをご記入ください。（佐川急便の指定不可地域の場合はご指定いただけません）
[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.
