{"product_id":"kokeshi-0138","title":"Kokeshi 0138","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage Sosaku Kokeshi entitled: Muchin, (Innocence), by Masao Watanabe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cform is=\"\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" class=\"shopify-product-form\" id=\"product-form-7055414952125-template--17970046402749__main\" action=\"https:\/\/mingeiarts.com\/cart\/add\" method=\"post\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v-stack gap-4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/form\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e: 38cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatanabe-san arguably is one of the most popular and prolific 20th\/century Sosaku Kokeshi artists. He is famous as shown in this doll for not only minimally carving beautiful woods but also for his use of the gessoed surfaces, featuring a floral design as the central motif.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis unique ornamentation has been the most outstanding feature of this version of a Kokeshi, adding another dimension to his character. His faces almost unanimously depict a universal theme of this doll as it is named ‘innocence’, (Mushin), with his boyish-styled hair.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe representation of clothing, in this case, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eYukata\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor in Japanese,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eyo͝oˈkädə\u003c\/b\u003e, (a light cotton kimono, worn in casual settings such as summer festivals and to nearby bathhouses), and the white painting of the sash. This design is common for this particular series for which the raised motif resembles Shibori, a type of tie-dyeing that gives texture to the garment. The doll is signed by Watanabe on the bottom of the piece with the name\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Muchin’ meaning to eliminate the emotions of anger and sadness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a representation of old Japanese culture. An emotion felt by every incarcerated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJapanese,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(those who\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e cultural ties to an enemy during wartime), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ethroughout the years of internment.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee the last image, (4) of the diverse creative folk art produced during those years of internment. After extensive research at Nikkei associated museums, we are unaware of any Kokeshi produced during that period of time other than a few unnotable rough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone-blade carved\u003c\/span\u003e dolls. We propose that the Kokeshi entitled: Muchin, (Innocense), may have been inspired by the number of children interned and made shortly after the American Japanese citizens, such as Watanabe were released.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IchiNichi ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380387201282,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/5186\/4834\/files\/Kokeshi0138.jpg?v=1771426236","url":"https:\/\/ichinichicollection.com\/products\/kokeshi-0138","provider":"IchiNichi ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}