"Kokeshi" Japanese wooden dolls

"Kokeshi" Japanese wooden dolls

Undated file photo shows "kokeshi" Japanese dolls made by Kenzo Hasegawa and displayed at the Tsugaru Kokeshi Kan museum in Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Hasegawa is one of the most famous Tsugaru kokeshi craftsmen. Kokeshi, for which the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture is famous, are simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000192006
  • Registered date
  • 2012/8/20 16:56:41
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2020 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3651 × 2601 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 2.63(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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