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Vintage "Yukinko" Kokeshi Set of 4 - Wooden Dolls with Woven Straw Hats

A charming set of four vintage kokeshi dolls in the "Yukinko" (snow child) style, each fitted with a distinctive peaked, woven straw hat (wara-boushi). Two larger figures are mounted together on a shared natural wood base, while two smaller figures stand individually. Each doll has a hand-painted face and colorful kimono-style patterning in shades of red, green, black, and yellow along the lower body, visible beneath the straw hat.

CULTURAL CONTEXT

Kokeshi are traditional Japanese wooden dolls, and the addition of a woven straw hat is a regional decorative variation seen in certain kokeshi-producing areas, where the hat echoes traditional rain gear and winter head coverings worn in snow country. Paired with the "Yukinko" (snow child) motif, the straw hat reinforces a wintry, rural Japanese image, evoking figures bundled up against the cold. Sets combining a larger and smaller figure, or multiple figures of varying size, are a common device in Japanese folk art symbolizing family and companionship. This kind of straw-hatted kokeshi set is popular with collectors focused on regional kokeshi variations and Japanese folk toys with tactile, mixed-material details.

CONTENTS

- Kokeshi doll pair on shared wood base, straw hat, larger size

- Kokeshi doll, individual, straw hat, smaller size

- Kokeshi doll, individual, straw hat, smaller size

CONDITION

Vintage item with minor age-appropriate wear to the straw hats and painted surfaces. Please review all photos closely for a full visual condition assessment.

SPECIFICATIONS

- Motif: Yukinko (snow child) with woven straw hat (wara-boushi)

- Set size: 4 dolls total (2 on shared base, 2 individual)

- Material: Wood body, woven straw hat, hand-painted

- Origin: Japan

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