I purchased this new and have carefully stored it in a dark place on a shelf (*^^*) It's in beautiful condition! The size is 3 sun (approximately 9cm). Seiichi Okazaki (1949-) Lineage: Naruko Teacher: Seiji Okazaki Pupils: [Person] Born on October 21, 1949, as the eldest son of Kokeshi artisan Seiji Okazaki and Fuji in Naruko-machi, Tamatsukuri-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. He began making Kokeshi dolls in the Kokeshi club during his time at Naruko Junior High School, and in 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics, he was in his third year of junior high and participated in the production of 20,000 Kokeshi dolls to be presented to the participating athletes. From 1965, he formally trained in woodturning under his father, Seiji, and for a while, three generations of Kokeshi dolls from his grandfather Sei, father Seiji, and himself were displayed in the shop. After his grandfather Sei passed away in 1982 and his father Seiji in 2002, Seiichi has been single-handedly preserving the Okazaki tradition. #TraditionalKokeshi #Kokeshi #NarukoKokeshi #SeiichiOkazaki #SeijiOkazaki #NarukoLineage #TraditionalCrafts #TraditionalArtisanCrafts