This is a Mushikui Ejiko kokeshi, by OGASAWARA, Yoshio in Miyagi prefecture of Tohoku, Japan. This Ejiko was made from wood, which was eaten by worms. (Mushi means 'worms', Kui is 'eat' in Japanese.)
Usually, kokeshi craftsmen dispose of these damaged woods. But Mr. Ogasawara wondered if he could use these kinds of woods. He tried to remove the worms from the wood. Then he found these interesting patterns from under the wood peel.
He said that making Ejiko pot from the damaged wood is difficult. Because the wood doesn’t have equal thickness to carve and he has to concentrate very much on these eaten holes.
The worms made for unique decoration on the wood.
In the end, Mr. Ogasawara made the worms take his side.
craftsman: OGASAWARA, Yoshio 小笠原義雄
style: Togatta 遠刈田系
“He was born in Togatta (miyagi prefecture) on January 22, 1936. In 1952, he started making wood turned products, continuing for about five years. At age 20, he began working as a craftsman in Sendai. (the central city of Miyagi) In 1965, Mr. Ogasawara apprenticed with kokeshi artisan, Eiji Asakura, and learned how to paint kokeshi, eventually making his own dolls and becoming the award winning artisan that he is today”. -from his Ogasawara kokeshi shop’s flyer.-
Approx. dimensions
- height : 9cm / 3.54inch
- diameter : head 2.5cm / 1inch, body 7.5cm / 3inch
- weight : 86.5g
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 ]
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[ 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.
遠刈田系こけしの小笠原義雄工人の虫食いえじここけしです。
通常ならダメージとして捨てられる木材も、小笠原工人ならではの発想でかわいらしいこけしとなりました。
サイズ：
- 高さ : 約9cm
- 直径 : 頭2.5cm、胴約7.5cm
- 重さ : 86.5g
※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。
製作：小笠原義雄（仙台市）
1952年より遠刈田緑川木工所で5年間、木地修行を行う
1960年より職人として遠刈田、白石、仙台にて活動
1965年に独立後、朝倉英次の指導を受けて伝統こけしの描彩を始める
師匠は朝倉英次
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