HIRAGA, Teruyuki 平賀輝幸工人 | Koinobori kokeshi doll with kashiwamochi 鯉のぼりこけし | Sakunami style 作並系 | 19.5cm in height

This is a koinobori kokeshi doll, which was combined with kashiwa mochi 柏餅, by HIRAGA Teruyuki who is a Sakunami style kokeshi craftsman.

 Koinobori is a kind of decoration for Kodomo-no-Hi こどもの日, which is a day to celebrate and pray for the health and growth of boys. (We have another cerebration day for girls in March.)
The meaning of Koinobori decoration came from an old tradition that ‘when a Koi (carp) climbs up a waterfall, it will become a dragon’.

Kashiwa mochi is a Japanese sweet, also a fortunate item for Kodomo-no-Hi in Japan. It is filled with sweet red beans or miso-anko and wrapped with an oak leaf.
It is said that the oak leaves won’t fall until the new leaves sprout. It was connected with continuing the family line.

This cute kokeshi can be a fortunate doll for yourself as well. 

作並系こけしの平賀輝幸工人から届いた、柏餅をかぶったこいのぼりこけしです。スラリと裾広のシルエットが上品なこけしです。

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 高さ : 19.5cm / 7.67inch
- diameter 直径 :
   head 3.7cm / 1.45inch
   base 5.5cm / 2.16inch
- weight 重さ : 140.5g

[Please consider the following]
- Our dolls are painted with water colors, so they can be easily damaged by water. Please use a dry cloth to clean it.
- Our dolls 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 complete. The estimated time will be 5-10 days. Please double check your registered sending address 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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