Vintage Japanese Traditional Kokeshi Yajiro style.

Yajiro style were first made in the Edo period (1603-1868) in Yajiro village in Miyagi prefecture

Yajiro style have thick lines on the body and a wide base.The heads are quite striking with multi coloured concentric circles that look like berets.

She has the typical Yajiro hair style and a beautiful decorative body.

It is signed by the artist and is good vintage condition.

The majority of this style has distinct waists and wider bases, making them very stable. Yajirou dolls are some of the most brightly painted of the traditional family set. Utilizing a veritable rainbow of colours, from the usual red and black to green, yellow, and even blue and purple, they are available in probably the widest range of shapes. The upper body usually has a hand-painted collar with horizontal stripes encircling the body, as in the Rokoru moyo style, and vertical stripes running below the waist to the base of the doll. However, Yajirou dolls can also be found with a series of chrysanthemum petals running down the front of the body, or a branch of plum blossoms as the only decoration. Some, also have a painted beret-like feature or a bun on their heads, similarly painted with a red center spot. Less common are Yajirou that have conical hats known as Suge-Gasa. Typically seen is one lid or double eyelids, cat or pick shaped nose. Yajirou kokeshi have been made from cherry wood, camellia, and maple, but the preferred wood is white dogwood, (mazuki).The condition is good but there are marks to the wood but no real damage,please see all the images as they are part of the description.