Sakura-cherry blossom ejiko kokeshi doll-桜えじこ | OGASAWARA, Yoshio 小笠原義雄 | Togatta style 遠刈田系 | 7cm in height

This is a Sakura-cherry blossom ejiko kokeshi doll, which was made by OGASAWARA Yoshio who was a Togatta style kokeshi craftsman.

Strangely enough, Sakura-cherry blossom is not many used on kokeshi.
You can see the original sketch on the doll. It’s a pleasure to of craftsman’s early attempts.

He passed away last November in 2025, at 90 years old. We pray that he rests in peace and pass his beautiful works to the customers who loved his high level crafting.

遠刈田こけし小笠原義雄工人の、桜えじこの小物入れです。
若干桜の図柄に下絵が見えますが、工人の気配と感じていただけたら幸いです。

Craftsman: Yoshio Ogasawara 小笠原義雄
Style: Togatta 遠刈田
“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.-

作者略歴：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

Approx. dimensions（サイズ）
- height 高さ : 7cm / 2.75inch
- diameter 直径 : head 1.7cm / 0.66inch, body 6.5cm / 2.55inch
- weight 重さ : 56.5g

[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 ]
We send your parcel by DHL to the world. The estimated time will be 5-10 days. 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.

日本国内へは佐川急便での発送となります。ホームページ右上の言語を「日本語」にご設定いただくと、ご注文ページで配達時間帯をご指定いただけます。

※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。ご了承ください。