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Artisan | Interactive Toymaker: Hiroi, Masaaki | 1935-2019
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Artisan | Interactive Toymaker: Ooizumi, Kiyomi | 1936-1980
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/toy_9.jpg?v=1569004344&width=1219)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/JapaneseRareVintageKijiganguWoodenDrummerFolkPullToybyTustaFumio.jpg?v=1737819877&width=1989)
Artisan | Interactive Toymaker: Tsuta Family – Sakuzuo, Mamoru, Fumio | 1892-1944
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Artisan | Woodworker: Aida, Seihou | 1926-1998
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Yukinoichi_Aoki_chikako.jpg?v=1651783958&width=2518)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/aoki-main.jpg?v=1565542037&width=1792)
Artisan | Woodworker: Aoki, Chikako
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Artisan | Woodworker: Aoki, Ryoka
![Artisan | Woodworker: Dewa, Kanhichi | 5th Generation Katsuryu](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/dewa-01_590x_613af8c0-44b0-4e19-90b6-a52994fb624e.jpg?v=1569947890&width=590)
Artisan | Woodworker: Dewa, Kanhichi | 5th Generation Katsuryu
![Artisan | Woodworker: Fujikaewa, Masao | 1942-2015](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/Screen_Shot_2025-02-01_at_9.02.00_AM.jpg?v=1738429642&width=1290)
Artisan | Woodworker: Fujikaewa, Masao | 1942-2015
![Artisan | Woodworker: Fujikawa, Masae (Shoei) | 1942-2015](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/fujikawa-01_2048x_f659386f-b952-4518-b20f-4052d634463b.jpg?v=1569948225&width=1500)
Artisan | Woodworker: Fujikawa, Masae (Shoei) | 1942-2015
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitledMittsuaminoon_nanoko_BraidedGirlbyFukushima_Hiroe.jpg?v=1720479333&width=1044)
Artisan | Woodworker: Fukushima, Hiroe
![Artisan | Woodworker: Hideo](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/hideo-combined.jpg?v=1730321992&width=1080)
Artisan | Woodworker: Hideo
![Artisan | Woodworker: Horigome, Yukio](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/horigome-01_590x_56cda91a-d716-46b4-9ab7-d46a5c8f122a.jpg?v=1730298743&width=1353)
Artisan | Woodworker: Horigome, Yukio
![Saito Okichi Sosaku Kokeshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/IMG_08252.jpg?v=1607283534&width=2038)
![Saito Okichi Kokeshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/IMG_08242.jpg?v=1607283480&width=1926)
Artisan | Woodworker: Hosaka, Yukio | 1958-
![Artisan | Woodworker: Iguchi, Hiroshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/iguchi-hiroshi-01_590x_9f287b03-4227-48f7-a68e-f9301f772303.jpg?v=1574096738&width=232)
Artisan | Woodworker: Iguchi, Hiroshi
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/SosakuKokeshibyHideoIshihara.jpg?v=1700670048&width=2487)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/1_Ishihara_-Hideo-web.jpg?v=1562452052&width=1068)
Artisan | Woodworker: Ishihara, Hideo | 1925 - 1999
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/KuroBotan_BlackPeonybyKanazawa.jpg?v=1652991236&width=2162)
![Sosaku Kokeshi by Kanazawa, Tokushie](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/IMG_1106_4c1e4647-a196-4fae-b59e-558391796ae9.jpg?v=1618586035&width=2158)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kanazawa, Tokushie
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageJapaneseSosakuKokeshientitled_MaegamiBangsbyChiyomatsu_Kano.jpg?v=1720392907&width=2253)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshibyKano_Chiyomatsu.jpg?v=1618585664&width=2144)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kano, Chiyomatsu (Kanou) | 1935-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitled_Okasantokodomo_MotherandChildbyKatase_Kaihei.jpg?v=1720535662&width=2702)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/11_Katase_-Kahei.jpg?v=1563341330&width=1356)
Artisan | Woodworker: Katase, Kahei | 1922-2015
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/sosakukokeshientitledmoonbykatohiroshi.jpg?v=1656449863&width=2142)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SnowMaien_Kato_HIroshi.jpg?v=1675197241&width=2346)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kato, Hiroshi | Active only in the 1960s
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![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshi_SiblingsbyKato_Koumei.jpg?v=1688415077&width=2740)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kato, Koumei
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageJapaneseSosakuKokeshiofBosatsuKannonbyKato_Kuen.jpg?v=1720886261&width=1768)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kato, Kuen (1876-1971)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Kaikusa_Autumn_Kato_Masami.jpg?v=1675187694&width=2373)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kato, Masami | 1925-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/OharaShosukebyKikuchi_Shukou.jpg?v=1653573614&width=2155)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kikuchi, Shukou | 1950
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SpiritofWheat_KishiSadao.jpg?v=1651784150&width=1969)
![Sosaku Kokeshi by Kishi, Sado](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/IMG_1089_c567c4b9-6670-48a8-9ccd-ea71e7f3f88b.jpg?v=1618428966&width=2774)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kishi, Sadao | 1932-1998
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshi_PlumBlossombyKiyohara_Takao.jpg?v=1690406798&width=2236)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Kiyohara_TakaoKokeshi.jpg?v=1618169132&width=2531)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kiyohara, Takao | 1916-
![Inosuke Kobayashi Kokeshi Dolls](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/kobayashi-main.jpg?v=1738168144&width=1319)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kobayashi, Inosuke | 1931-
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Artisan | Woodworker: Kon, Akira (Seiju) | 1931-
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Artisan | Woodworker: Kougei, Yuukari
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakukokeshi_Komori-TendingChildbyKuribayashi.jpg?v=1690124551&width=2146)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SakuraKokeshi_Kuribayashi.jpg?v=1614878998&width=2313)
Artisan | Woodworker: Kuribayashi, Issetsu | 1924-2011
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![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/18_Matagoro_-Kiyomi.jpg?v=1570307364&width=900)
Artisan | Woodworker: Matagoro, Kiyomi
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshibyMatagoroYashima.jpg?v=1659131251&width=2694)
Artisan | Woodworker: Matagoro, Yashima
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/743_GR_SeeHearSpeak_Myajima.jpg2.jpg?v=1675186244&width=2600)
![Miyajima, Muhitsu Sosaku Kokeshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Miyajima_MuhitsuSosakuKokeshi.jpg?v=1615512959&width=2210)
Artisan | Woodworker: Miyajima, Muhitsu | 1929-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/JapaneseAinuInspiredKokeshi_Miyashita_Hajime.jpg?v=1662911783&width=2467)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Kagamijishi_Miyashita.jpg?v=1637257662&width=2745)
Artisan | Woodworker: Miyashita, Hajime | 1940-R2006
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshi_Murakami_Ken-ichi.jpg?v=1676044299&width=2999)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshibyMurakami_Ken-Ichi_small_da75e312-32fd-42d6-bd19-3e7f83ea6062.jpg?v=1673287626&width=2146)
Artisan | Woodworker: Murakami, Kenichi | 1929-
![nozawa kaoru, Sosaku Kokeshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/nozawa-kaoru.jpg?v=1738528857&width=1444)
Artisan | Woodworker: Nozawa, Kaoru | 1930
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/22_Nyogetsuin.jpg?v=1563343100&width=900)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/23_Nyogetsuin.jpg?v=1563343165&width=1500)
Artisan | Woodworker: Nyogetsuin
![Okamoto, Usaboro Sosaku Kokeshi_Hitoe-obi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Okamoto_UsaboroSosakuKokeshi_Hitoe-obi.jpg?v=1618430074&width=2881)
![Okamoto, Usaburo Sosaku Kokeshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Okamoto_UsaburoSosakuKokeshi.jpg?v=1618429794&width=2732)
Artisan | Woodworker: Okamoto, Usaburo | 1917-2009
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitled_Kasuri_IkatbySato_Bunkichi.jpg?v=1720449962&width=1410)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/25_Sato_-Bunkichi.jpg?v=1563343376&width=500)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sato, Bunkichi | 1922-2008
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshinamedAkibySato_Kouson.jpg?v=1707756102&width=1867)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/26_Sato_-Kouson.jpg?v=1563343569&width=500)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sato, Kouson (A.K.A. Kimura)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshi_Sato_Suigai.jpg?v=1666459093&width=2443)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/27_Sato_-Suigai.jpg?v=1563343511&width=900)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sato, Suigai | 1920-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshi_Mt.Tanigawa_SatoSatsuo.jpg?v=1658176371&width=2302)
![Sosaku Kokeshi by Sato, Tatsuo](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshibySato_Tatsuo.jpg?v=1618084185&width=2459)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sato, Tatsuo | 1928-2009
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/29_Sekiguchi_-Sansaku.jpg?v=1563343755&width=900)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sekiguchi, Sansaku | 1925-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshi_Sekiguchi_Toa.jpg?v=1676044000&width=2790)
![Vintage Sosaku Kokeshi "Yayakw | Evening Glow” by Sekiguchi Toa](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/32_sekiguchi-toa.jpg?v=1565929475&width=1500)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sekiguchi, Toa | 1942-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Kurumino_nanoko_WalnutGirl_bySekiguchi_Toshio.jpg?v=1654190250&width=2117)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshi_WalnutGirl_SekiguchiToshio.jpg?v=1658247747&width=2244)
Artisan | Woodworker: Sekiguchi, Toshio | 1947-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/ShibataKokeshi.jpg?v=1635279867&width=2203)
Artisan | Woodworker: Shibata, Eiko | 1924-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/RareVintageJapaneseInterpretationofDarumaBodhidharma_EngimonobyShinraku.jpg?v=1721314817&width=1403)
![Shibuya Shinraku Vintage soskau Kokeshi Doll](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/36_Shibuya_-Shinraku.jpg?v=1565933058&width=1500)
Artisan | Woodworker: Shibuya, Shinraku
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Shouzan_WA_PeaceKokeshi.jpg?v=1615591985&width=2098)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitledNokutan_NocturnebyShouzan_Shido_view1.jpg?v=1720815173&width=1826)
Artisan | Woodworker: Shido, Shouzan | 1932-1995
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/SosakuCarvingsof_FolkDeities_bySuizan_Shinobu.jpg?v=1692205491&width=1323)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshibySuzan.jpg?v=1618593752&width=2313)
Artisan | Woodworker: Suizan, Shinobu (Yokusan, Shizan)
![Takahashi, A_Vermillion Cherry Blossom Kokesh](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Takahashi_AVermillionCherryBlossomKokeshi.jpg?v=1617655123&width=3024)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/47_Takahashi_-Akinori.jpg?v=1565976712&width=865)
Artisan | Woodworker: Takahashi, Akinori | 1957-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitledKurin_AfterOgataKorinbyTakahashi_Hashime.jpg?v=1720729216&width=1907)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/31_Sekiguchi_-Toshio.jpg?v=1563343922&width=900)
Artisan | Woodworker: Takahashi, Hashime | 1918-2002
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshibyTakahashi_Tatsuro.jpg?v=1690382736&width=2010)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/winterdrizzle_TakahashiTatsuro.jpg?v=1656450170&width=2336)
Artisan | Woodworker: Takahashi, Tatsuro
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Kantsubaki_CamelliaGirl_.Takamizawa.jpg?v=1658077629&width=2177)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshientitled_.Kantsubaki_CamelliaGirlbyTakamizawa.jpg?v=1658077337&width=2133)
Artisan | Woodworker: Takamizawa, Kazuo | 1927
![Artisan | Woodworker: Takanashi, Hanpushi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/Screen_Shot_2025-01-09_at_8.01.30_AM.jpg?v=1736568042&width=1464)
Artisan | Woodworker: Takanashi, Hanpushi
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitled_HanareteKazeKara_AwayFromTheWindbyTakeda_Masashi.jpg?v=1720452888&width=2289)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/SosakuKokeshientitled_Miyayo-ji_RoadtotheCapitalbyTakeda_Masashi.jpg?v=1720379229&width=1701)
Artisan | Woodworker: Takeda, Masashi | 1930-2015
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/SosakuKokeshientitled_Kantsubaki_WinterCamellia_byTanaka_Harumasa.jpg?v=1720449535&width=2172)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshientitledDojobyTanaka.jpg?v=1641937290&width=2448)
Artisan | Woodworker: Tanaka, Harumasa
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshi_Future_Tsujita_Ryozo.jpg?v=1714086871&width=2023)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshibyTsujita_Ryozo.jpg?v=1676047528&width=2414)
Artisan | Woodworker: Tsujita, Ryozo | 1923-D
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/SosakuKokeshi_Tsujita_Tatsuya.jpg?v=1650125071&width=2531)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitled_Akatonbo-Reddragonfly_Tsujita_Tatsuya.jpg?v=1720394654&width=2678)
Artisan | Woodworker: Tsujita, Tatsuya
![Chameko | Urchin Vintage sosaku kokeshi doll by Watanabe, Masao](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/59_Watanabe_-Masao.jpg?v=1565978510&width=865)
![Sansaku Kokeshi_Masao Watanabe](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Sosakukokeshi-atanabe.jpg?v=1635276918&width=2407)
Artisan | Woodworker: Watanabe, Masao | 1917-2007
![Artisan | Woodworker: Watanabe, Yuji | 1951](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/collections/Watanabe_Yuji_Images.jpg?v=1729971851&width=1495)
Artisan | Woodworker: Watanabe, Yuji | 1951
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/61_Yajima_-Shuiho.jpg?v=1565978805&width=865)
![Sosaku Kokeshi Doll](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/62_Yajima_-Shuiho.jpg?v=1588014668&width=865)
Artisan | Woodworker: Yajima, Suiho | 1915-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageSosakuKokeshientitledKakumaki_WinterShawlbyYamanaka_Sanpei.jpg?v=1720469808&width=1988)
![Yamanaka, Sanpei Yukata Kokeshi](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/Yamanaka_SanpeiYukataKokeshi.jpg?v=1615509320&width=2118)
Artisan | Woodworker: Yamanaka, Sanpei | 1926-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageJapaneseSosakuKokeshibyYokozuka_Ikuyoshi.jpg?v=1707757755&width=1781)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageJapaneseSosakuKokeshibyYokozuka_Ikuyoshi_f8fc7dea-7763-4643-8ebb-430615ae4623.jpg?v=1707758114&width=1770)
Artisan | Woodworker: Yokozuka, Ikuyoshi
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageJapaneseSosakuKokeshi_Shimai_WhisperingSisters_byYonamoto_Minoru.jpg?v=1720382754&width=634)
Artisan | Woodworker: Yonamoto, Minoru | 1934-
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/Daruma_BodhidharmaWoodFigurebyYusaFukuju.jpg?v=1721315026&width=1968)
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/files/VintageTraditionalNarugoKokeshibyYusa_Fukuju.jpg?v=1690383261&width=2076)
Artisan | Woodworker: Yusa, Fukuju | 1930-2001
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/KuroBotan_BlackPeonybyKanazawa.jpg?v=1652991236&width=2162)
![Sosaku Kokeshi by Kanazawa, Tokushie](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/products/IMG_1106_4c1e4647-a196-4fae-b59e-558391796ae9.jpg?v=1618586035&width=2158)
Artisan| Woodworker: Kanazawa, Tokushie