HIRAGA, Teruyuki | Otsukimi usagi-harvest moon and rabbit kokeshi doll | Sakunami style | 13cm in height

This kokeshi, which has some rabbits and a full moon drawn on it, is called Otsukimi Kokeshi, by Teruyuki HIRAGA (1972-) who is a Sakunami style kokeshi craftsman.

Tsuki means ‘moon’, O is an honorific expression for Tsuki, and Mi (miru) is 'look' in Japanese. Especially, the full moon in September or October is called ‘Chushu no meigetsu’ in Japanese, which is ‘harvest moon’ in the Asian area. We place some offerings and give thanks to the moon for the harvest. (in 2025, the Chushu no meigetsu is October 6th)

Depending on the country, some kinds of creatures are living on the moon. It was believed that rabbits lived on the moon and were making Mochi in Japan. He drew a silhouette of the scenery of mountains in the dark purple night on this kokeshi and slightly painted with silver powder to express stars in the night.

craftsman : HIRAGA, Teruyuki 
style: Sakunami 
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 : 13cm / 5.11inch
- diameter : 
head 3.1cm / 1.22inch
base 4.5 cm / 1.77inch
- weight : 73.0g

[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 completed. 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.