This is a set of 5 beautiful Tsugaru kokeshi.

Tsugaru is the newest of the ten traditional kokeshi. Tsugaru has a great deal of variety in the shape and pattern of the doll. The youngest of all the strains of dento kokeshi, Tsugaru-kei developed after adults took an interest in buying more kokeshi as souvenirs from trips to the hot-spring resorts. Tsugaru dolls, which originated in the Aomori Prefecture in the region of the same name, are sometimes also known as Nuruyu dolls, originally fabricated by Hidetaro Mori and which made their appearance at Nuruyu ("lukewarm") Onsen, in the city of Kuroishi.

Artists from left to right :

阿保六知秀 Abo Muchihide (1950~)
本間直子 Naoko Honma (1961~ )
さとう信 Makoto Sato
佐藤佳樹 Yoshiki Sato (1949~
小嶋俊幸 Kojima Toshiyuki

Height: from 18.5 to 25 cm

Total weight: 1245g