- Glamorous model-Inspired Kokeshi
- In1888,TsunematsuAbe,awoodworkerfromTsuchiyu,wasinvitedtoZao,wherehestartedproducingKokeshidolls,givingrisetothe"ZaoTakayustyleKokeshi"Originally,thewoodforcraftinginthisareacamefromTogattainMiyagi,andsinceTsunematsuwasfromTsuchiyu,theZaoTakayustyleKokeshireflectsinfluencesfrombothtraditionsToday,theseKokeshiaremainlyproducedinZaoOnsen,Yonezawa,Onogawa,Kaminoyama,andAtsumi
- Theyfeaturearound,sturdybodythatisshorterandthickerthanYamagatastyleKokeshi,withalargerheadSomehaveacurvier,morefemininesilhouetteThebodyisoftendecoratedwithchrysanthemums,safflowers,andotherplantsrepresentingYamagata,withmanydesignsfeaturingasolidyellowbackgroundManyhavered,radiatinghairornamentscalled"Tegara"andabobbedhairstyle,givingthemastriking,modellikeappearancewithglamorousproportionsandvibrantoutfits*Kiji=Woodenvesselssuchasbowlsandtrays,beforetheyarepainted**Kijishi=Acraftsmanwhousesalathetoshapeandcreatewoodenitemssuchasbowlsandtrays
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