- Bright and cheerful young lady Kokeshi
- "YajirostyleKokeshi"originatesfromtheYajirodistrictinFukuokaYatsumiya,ShiroishiCity,MiyagiPrefectureTheirhistorydatesbacktothemidEdoperiod,withrecordsfromKyowaera3(1803)listing13localwoodworkersLocatednearKamasakiOnsen,theareasawfarmersengaginginwoodworkingasasidejob,whiletheirwivessoldsouvenirsatthehotspring;apracticeknownas"Kamasakicommerce"
- Thestandoutfeatureof"YajirostyleKokeshi"istheirvibrantclothingWithlatheturnedlinesdepictingkimonocollarsandhems,alongwithfemininemotifslikebutterfliesandflowers,itsslenderwaistaddstoitsgracefulcharmPerhapsinfluencedbytheregion’srelativelywarmclimate,theirbright,opencolorschemesevokeahintofWesternaestheticsThetopoftheheadisdecoratedwithlatheturnedlinesresemblingaberet,astylethatbecamepopularintheMeijieraInrecentyears,effortstotrainnewartisansthroughopenrecruitmentandregionaldevelopmentinitiativeshavebeenunderwaytoaddressashortageofsuccessors*Kiji=Woodenvesselssuchasbowlsandtrays,beforetheyarepainted**Kijishi=Acraftsmanwhousesalathetoshapeandcreatewoodenitemssuchasbowlsandtrays
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