Traditional Kokeshi: Mitsuo Mori Tsugaru-kei Yunoyu, 2 pieces Size/Markings: Right: Height approx. 31cm, Width: Bottom diameter approx. 7.5cm Mori Mitsuo Left: Height approx. 30.5cm, Width: Bottom diameter approx. 8cm Mori Mitsuo Condition: The colors are vivid. Please see the photos. *For those who understand that these are used items. Craftsman: ◆Mitsuo Mori Tsugaru-kei Yunoyu. The head is slightly small, with a bobbed hairstyle. The body is decorated with a Nebuta Daruma, and Mr. Mitsuo changed the writing of his name depending on the era, writing "Mori Mitsuo." Learned from his grandfather, Shutaro Mori, and his father, Shinichi. In 2011, he made Tsugaru kokeshi dolls commemorating the Koshino sisters, featured in the NHK morning drama "Carnation." Due to the rarity of these items, no price reduction is possible. From Kokeshi Wiki: Mitsuo Mori (1955-) Lineage: Tsugaru-kei Teachers: Shutaro Mori / Shinichi Mori Disciple: Ryosuke Mori [Profile] Born on January 12, 1955, in Yunoyu, Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, as the third son of Shinichi Mori and Hatsue, who were woodworkers. After graduating from Daito Bunka University, he studied woodturning under his grandfather Shutaro Mori and his father Shinichi, and began presenting kokeshi dolls under the name Mitsuo in October 1977. The number of his creations was small from the time of his debut, but around 2002, he began to suffer from poor health, and coupled with his popularity, he became an artist whose works were difficult to obtain. He married in 1984, and his second son, Ryosuke Mori, has begun making kokeshi dolls. Recently, the number of his creations has been limited, possibly due to his health. [Works] From the beginning, he faithfully copied the works of Shutaro from the same period. After Shutaro's death, he made works in the style of Shutaro from the 1950s, and later, in the Heisei era, he began to make various old-style kokeshi dolls from before the war. Until this period, the brushwork was generally fine and meticulous, but around 1998, the brush became thicker and closer to Shutaro's in his prime. Around the same time, he developed a habit of the nose tilting slightly to the right. The bottom of the body has the name written differently depending on the era: "Mori Mitsuo" in the late 1970s, "Mori Mitsuo" from the 1980s to 1996, "Mori Mitsuo" from 1996 to 2004, and "Mori Hide Kokeshi Mitsuo" from 2004 onwards. In addition, changes in form, etc., are described in detail in Hideki Nishiyama's "Ⅰ. Kokeshi Dictionary of the Mori Family."