Various Artist

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1 Chie Murakami This hanko stamp has been identified before as Chie Murakami. However the same doll with same markings on the box, but different hanko stamp was identified as being by Chie Watanabe. The only thing I can think of is that one is a maiden name the other a married name. (Chie appears to be a feminine name)	2 Papa ' Tokyo Sanbido Inscription Reads: May 14, 1953, Tokyo Sanbidou, Papa ' Tokyo Sanbido is the name of chain store of folk souvenir basically located in downtown Tokyo, and Papa means dad.-Thanks to Tomoko Young who provided the information for this Kokeshi.	3 Papa ' Tokyo Sanbido Inscription Reads: May 14, 1953, Tokyo Sanbidou, Papa ' Tokyo Sanbido is the name of chain store of folk souvenir basically located in downtown Tokyo, and Papa means dad.-Thanks to Tomoko Young who provided the information for this Kokeshi.	4 HATSUTARO.jpg
5 Hosaka Torao	6 Imai Tamamizu (今井玉水)	7 Izumi	8 Izumi
9 Izumi Morijiro	10 Kanazawa Tokushige Tomoko Kobayashi Young: This doll is signed as 徳重 ( Tokushige ). His full name is Kanazawa Tokushige （金沢徳重）( 1920 - 1986 ). He is officially a Traditional Kokeshi artist / artisan from Fukushima prefecture , no more record of his master etc so he might be one of the self thought artist. You can find his name on ' Dento - Kokeshi - Koujinroku 伝統こけし工人録'. Thank you Tomoko for identifying this signature in our FB group Kokeshi Village.	11 Kaoru Nozawa Can you Confirm?	12 Kazunaga-saku (和永作) Made in Hachijyo-jima Island 八丈島. The doll is decorated with a Japanese coin called Kanei Tsuho 寛永通宝. An Edo-period (1603-1868) coin that was first issued in 1636 and in use to the end of the period. Thanks to Yoshio K. for providing the translation & information.
13 Kazunaga-saku	14 Kazunaga-saku	15 Keiji Miyama Keiji Miyama - 1970s	16 Kenji
17 Kimura Makoto	18 Kisaku 2	19 Kisaku	20 Matsumoto
21 Matsuo Basho Poem Unsigned	22 Senshukai Co.,Ltd 千趣会 One of the major catalogue selling company in Japan. In year of 1954 this company started the idea of selling the modern kokeshi dolls which had eventually brought out the boom of the creative kokeshi dolls since then.	23 Senshukai Co.,Ltd 千趣会 One of the major catalogue selling company in Japan. In year of 1954 this company started the idea of selling the modern kokeshi dolls which had eventually brought out the boom of the creative kokeshi dolls since then.	24 Oze Possibly by Sato, Tatsuo 1928-2009 Yajiro Transitional Artist - Can anyone Confirm?
25 Sato Yoshi Obi Kokeshi	26 Sato Yoshi Obi Kokeshi	27 Shodoshima Island Souvenir.jpg	28 Susuki Mitsunobu
29 Kokeshi by Takeshi	30 Tomegoro Hosaka 1935	31 Tomegoro Hosaka 1935	32 Tomegoro Hosaka 1935
33 Tomio Ishida Thanks to Felina for identification of maker.	34 Tsuruzou. 鶴三 Artist : Tsuruzou. 鶴三. No more detail was found about this artist. (Information provided by Tomoko Young).	35 Tsuneyuki (恒之) Can you help identify this Artist? Possibly by Tsuneyuki, needs confirmation.	36 Usuki Hakuhou Ume Warabe
37 Ishida Waichi	38 Watanabe Chie	39 Watanabe Chie This hanko stamp has been identified before as Chie Watanabe. However the same doll with same markings on the box, but different hanko stamp was identified as being by Chie Murakami. The only thing I can think of is that one is a maiden name the other a married name. (Chie appears to be a feminine name)	40 Yamagishi Umeyoshi 山岸梅好
41 Yonamoto, Minoru Yonamoto, Minoru DOB 1934 ? Tougatta, Miyagi studied as a Traditional Artist under Masters Sato Kichinosuke and Sato Shoji	42 Dream by Yume Izumi

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