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🔸Title: "Wasshoi (boy/girl)" -  わっしょい

Title: "wasshoi (boy/girl)" by Usaburo

 

Kokeshi dolls "Wasshoi (boy/girl)" are wooden figures in the shape of a boy and a girl dressed in traditional clothes for Matsuri (Japanese summer festival). 

 

The title of the kokeshi, "Wasshoi" is a chant used when carrying a mikoshi (a portable shrine) at Japanese festivals, and is meant to encourage everyone to work together as one.

 

Wasshoi Boy and Wasshoi Girl always stand next to each other together, which is the best combination!!

Titel: "wasshoi (boy/girl)" von Usaburo

 

Kokeshi "Wasshoi (boy/girl)" sind Holzfiguren in Form eines Jungen und eines Mädchens, die in traditioneller Kleidung für Matsuri (japanischer Sommerfestival) gekleidet sind. 

 

Der Titel des Kokeshis, "Wasshoi" ist ein Chant (Ausruf), der beim tragen einer Mikoshi auf japanischen Festen verwendet wird, soll alle vereinen und zusammenarbeiten lassen.

 

 

Die beste Kombination ist, dass der wasshoi boy and wasshoi girl immer zusammen nebeneinander stehen!


☆ Usaburo "wasshoi" boy / girl

 

TITLE "wasshoi"

 

[variation]

    Boy (blue)

    Girl (red)

[Artisan]   

       Usaburo

[ size (approx.) / Maße (ca.) ]

       height / Höhe..... 14,5 cm

       diameter / Durchmesser..... 7,5 cm  

       weight / Gewicht..... 215 g  

[Material]   

       wood / Holz (Mizuki)

 

*Incl. wooden title plate

*The doll is hand painted, may differ slightly from the product photo.

 

*Inkl. Titelplatte aus Holz.

*Die Puppe ist handbemalt, kann leicht von dem Produktfoto abweichen. 

 

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61,90 €

  • Lieferzeit 2-3 Werktage *1 / Shipping 2-3 working days *1

Artisan & Brand information

USABURŌ (岡本卯三郎 - Usaburo I), Usaburo brand 

Usaburo I, the founder of Usaburo kokeshi, was born in 1917 in Shinto, Gunma Prefecture, and started kokeshi manufacture in 1950.
Winner of many prizes, including the Prize of the Minister of International Trade and industry. Died in Jul 2009 at the age of 91.

His particular processing technique has redefined the design of traditional kokeshi.
Usaburo also studied the possibiulity of using keyaki and chestnut, trees having beautiful grains, in addition to table dogwood, a commonly used material.
Today, Usaburo Kokeshi can boast 6 award-winning craftsmen, as well as 25 collaborating craftsmen employed in the production of kokeshi dolls.  


◆ Attention ◆

Kokeshi dolls are made from natural wood and handmade by artisans. Though they create the same kokeshi dolls as the product photos, the appearances of them such as colors, shapes, grain, facial expression may be a little different from pictures. Please accept the matter of these slight differences. 

◆ Achtung ◆

Kokeshi-Puppen werden aus natürlichem Holz hergestellt und von Kunsthandwerkern handgefertigt. Obwohl sie die gleichen Kokeshi-Puppen wie die Produktfotos erstellen, können die Erscheinungen von ihnen wie Farben, Formen, Maserung, Gesichtsausdruck ein wenig anders als Bilder sein. Bitte akzeptieren Sie die Angelegenheit dieser leichten Unterschiede.