Vintage Sosaku Kokeshi made by Watanabe Masao (1917-2007)

This Kokeshi is Titled 'Chigozakura' what means Cherry Blossom Child'. Born in Fukushima, Watanabe-san studied under Traditional Yajirou Master Sato Tatsuo of Miyagi Prefecture. After going to America, Masao Watanabe, was incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly center in Washington, and transferred to the Minidoka internment camp, Idaho during World War II. Arguably, the most popular and prolific of the 20th/c Sosaku Kokeshi artists, he began his craft in the early 1950s. Height: 36,5cm Weight: 1450g Please look carefully at the pictures to determine the condition of the item.