Exclusive large Kokeshi made by Yuko Yamazaki (1956-) - Award winning kokeshi!! Museum quality!

Exclusive Kokeshi made by Yuko Yamazaki!!

This is a unique kokeshi! Yuko won the National Modern Kokeshi exhibition, kokeshi crafts association Award in 2003 with this kokeshi. Therefore this kokeshi also has a historical value! 

This kokeshi represents a young girl with her puppy. The love and warmth between the two is clearly visible in this masterpiece. The details in this work are spectacular! She also has a very cute red dot in her hair.

Yuko Yamazaki was born in 1956 in Tokyo, She was the apprentice of master Takashi Yoshida (1948-2007) She has clearly inherited his style, with her own experience and creativity she makes real masterpieces!  Yuko already has a lot of awards behind her name! 

Yuko-San also is a Instructor of the Creative Kokeshi Classroom and she is a Member of Japan Creative Kokeshi Craft Association.

Award History:

1999 - The National Modern kokeshi Exhibition, Tokyo Shimbun Award.

2003 - National Modern kokeshi Exhibition, Kokeshi crafts association Award.

2004 - The Minister of education award, in the National Modern kokeshi Exhibition (Harunoro).

2010 - The mayor of Maebashi prize, All Japan kokeshi contest 2010.

2012 - All japan kokeshi kojishi competition, Sennan Shinkin Bank prize. 

2018 - The Governor of Gunma Prefecture award, All Japan Kokeshi contest 2018.

2019 - All Japan kokeshi contest National Chamber of comemerce and industry President award.

Titled: Nukomori - Warmth

Material: Keyaki wood

Height: 42cm

Weight: 3950g

Foot: 13.5cm

Please look carefully at the pictures to determine the condition of the item.