See Tokyo Through Kokeshi Dolls
Okura Woodworking is Tokyo’s only kokeshi production company. Tokyo Mokunavi invites guests to learn more about these traditional Japanese wooden dolls through their new Tokyo Kokeshi x Illustrators Tsushin: Kokeshi Art Exhibition.
The Tokyo Kokeshi are characterized by their signature happiness ring around the neck, and are crafted using Tokyo cypress wood. The dolls are carved from a single wood block, and various illustrators decorate their kokeshi to reflect their own interpretation of what “Tokyo” represents to them.
Participating artists include:
- Aika Aomatsu
- Ikegameshino
- Fumi Ishiwata
- Fumika Inoue
- Ouchi Asuka
- Yuri Oki
- Kusakatane
- Yoko Komatsu
- Akari Saito
- Nana Sasaki
- Wakana Sato
- Aki Sugii
- Sekineshiho
- Sena Ennai
- Hiroko Taka
- Aiko Tanaka
- Ari Tomobe
- Yuka Hashimoto
- Hirochick
- Maki Emura
- Haruna Makikado
- Ayako Motomura
- Nama Summer
Tokyo Tower-inspired kokeshi doll by artist Aiko Tanaka.
The venue and exhibition are closed for summer from August 12 to August 15, but will resume schedule until September 9.
