{"product_id":"k05067-sosaku-kokeshi-from-senshukai-千趣会","title":"K05067 - Sosaku Kokeshi from Senshukai 千趣会","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming pair of Sōsaku Kokeshi was issued by Senshukai (千趣会) during the early years of Japan’s postwar creative kokeshi boom, a period when handcrafted wooden dolls became beloved symbols of everyday beauty and modern folk design. Delicately painted in soft pastel tones, the pair embodies the warm, approachable aesthetic that helped make kokeshi collecting a nationwide cultural phenomenon during the Shōwa era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dolls feature rounded forms and gentle hand-painted expressions, conveying a quiet tenderness characteristic of mid-century creative kokeshi. Their kimono-inspired patterns are rendered in muted pinks, pale blues, creams, and earthy browns, creating a subtle harmony between traditional Japanese textile motifs and modern minimalist design. The softly closed eyes and tiny painted lips give each figure a peaceful, contemplative presence, while the natural wood grain remains visible beneath the paint, preserving the warmth and tactility of the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set was produced as part of Senshukai’s pioneering “Kokeshi Distribution Club”, launched in the mid-1950s. At the time, Senshukai developed an innovative subscription-based mail-order program aimed primarily at working women across Japan. Through affordable monthly deliveries, customers could gradually build collections of artistic household objects and folk crafts, including creative kokeshi such as these. The program became enormously successful and played a foundational role in the evolution of modern Japanese mail-order culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than simple souvenirs, these kokeshi represented a new vision of accessible art and lifestyle design in postwar Japan. The popularity of programs like this ultimately laid the groundwork for the later development of Belle Maison, Senshukai’s well-known lifestyle and interior brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3 x 3 x 6cm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Kyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57439984877899,"sku":"K05067","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9746\/7723\/files\/temple_ef20faee-a0bc-406d-b441-ae350bdc2633.jpg?v=1779734950","url":"https:\/\/fr.maisonkyo.be\/products\/k05067-sosaku-kokeshi-from-senshukai-%e5%8d%83%e8%b6%a3%e4%bc%9a","provider":"Maison Kyo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}