2Hideo Ishihara Akatonbo Red Dragon Fly (21.5 / 18 in)
3Hideo Ishihara - (9.5 in) Title: Dojyo - Young Girl Ishihara originally registered as a Naruko artisan. His grandfather Onuma Iwataro is believed to be one of the pioneering originators of the Naruko dento Kokeshi strain. Although Ishihara studied & learned Naruko Kokeshi making he found it too restricting & decided to make creative Kokeshi. He won over 60 prizes incl. the Prime Ministers Award. (1925 ~1999 at age 74)