Rare Vintage Creative Kokeshi By Kahei Katase (1922-2015)

Rare kokeshi by Kahei Katase! She wears a green banded kimono and she is decorated with a flower Pattern. Born in the town of Hakone, Katase-san won the first Prime Minister’s Award in 1954 at the ‘All Nippon Kokeshi Competition’. Along with many of his fellow Sosaku artists, Katase-san was a soldier, and perhaps turned to creative Kokeshi-making to assuage the rigors of a long war. Height: 27,5cm Weight: 230g Please look carefully at the pictures to determine the condition of the kokeshi.