This is an O-jizo-san kokeshi doll, by Teruyuki HIRAGA who is a Sakunami style kokeshi craftsman.
Jizo is famous as the guardian deity of children. The alternate meaning is Doso-jin, which is a town and traveler’s guardian deity in Japan.
The red cape is a characteristic of it. (O and san are honorific titles in Japanese.) The item in this jiso’s hand is onigiri-rice ball, which might be offered by villagers in his town. He’s holding some food and cane, because they are important for travelers and our lives.
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 HIRAGAKOKESHI- TEN.
Approx. dimensions
- height : 13.5cm / 5.31inch
- diameter : hat 3.9cm / 1.53inch, base 4.5 cm / 1.77inch
- weight : 78.5g
- 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.
[ 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.
仙台市作並の、作並系こけし工人平賀輝幸さんから届いた地蔵こけしです。
穏やかなお顔が優しい気分にしてくれます。
サイズ：
- 高さ : 約13.5cm
- 直径 : 笠約 3.9cm、底約 4.5cm
- 重さ : 78.5g
※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。
◆制作：平賀輝幸（仙台市作並）
1972年 旧宮城町(現仙台市)出身
1987年より祖父・謙次郎、父・謙一に師事し、現在に至る
2014年 第56回全日本こけしコンクール 内閣総理大臣賞受賞
平賀こけし店4代目、作並こけし8代目
