{"product_id":"ft557-omiyage-kappa-kokeshi-from-minakami-onsen-水上温泉","title":"FT557 - Omiyage Kappa Kokeshi from Minakami Onsen 水上温泉","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming vintage Kappa omiyage kokeshi set from Minakami Onsen (水上温泉) is a playful example of Shōwa-era Japanese souvenir craft, combining the traditional wooden kokeshi form with one of Japan’s best-known folkloric creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set consists of two kappa figures in different sizes, each turned from warm natural wood with a rounded, gourd-like body and a movable-looking head set on a narrow neck. Their wonderfully expressive faces feature large blue-ringed eyes, tiny noses and smiling mouths, giving each character a humorous and slightly mischievous personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinakami Onsen located in Gunma Prefecture, Minakami is a mountainous hot-spring region surrounded by forests, valleys and abundant rivers. Its close relationship with flowing water makes the kappa motif especially fitting for a regional souvenir. During the Shōwa period, onsen towns throughout Japan produced an imaginative variety of locally themed wooden keepsakes for domestic travellers, often combining folklore, landscape imagery and playful craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than traditional lineage kokeshi, these are best understood as regional omiyage kokeshi, created as whimsical travel souvenirs celebrating the character of Minakami Onsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3 x 3 x 6cm\u003cbr\u003e2 x 2 x 4cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Kyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58334891278667,"sku":"FT557","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9746\/7723\/files\/Cover_c0153daf-b7ea-4d18-ba82-ef8802f5cb41.jpg?v=1788333693","url":"https:\/\/fr.maisonkyo.be\/products\/ft557-omiyage-kappa-kokeshi-from-minakami-onsen-%e6%b0%b4%e4%b8%8a%e6%b8%a9%e6%b3%89","provider":"Maison Kyo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}