Exclusive award winning kokeshi by Yuko Yamazaki - the award and painting are included!

"Sankaranman" (山花爛漫) – Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

By Award-Winning Kokeshi Artist Yuko Yamazaki

This exquisite, award-winning creative kokeshi doll titled "Sankaranman" (Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom) is a masterful embodiment of spring's gentle, radiant, and fleeting beauty. the doll features a slender, elegant form topped with a smooth, jet-black bob haircut that cascades down her back. Her serene, minimalist facial features evoke a sense of deep tranquility and inner peace.

The doll's body serves as a canvas for a breathtaking spring landscape, meticulously detailed using traditional wood-burning and painting techniques. She wears a beautifully layered kimono in soft shades of light blue, pink, and gold. The lower half of her body seamlessly transitions into a vivid hillside scene where a wild cherry blossom tree bursts with pink sakura blooms. countless delicate petals are depicted floating gently down upon a stylized, swirling pink and grey river below. This continuous, intricate design wraps around the entire base of the doll, capturing the poetic essence of hillsides painted pink by spring. It is a spectacular tribute to the transient elegance of Japan's most iconic season.

Height: 35cm

Weight: 1300g

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