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Hitomi Noboru  Hitome Noboru was born in Odawara city and started making Kokeshi dolls in 1933. He won Prime Minister Award at the 3rd All Japan Kokeshi Ningyo Contest in late 1950's.  Hitomi Noboru  Hitome Noboru was born in Odawara city and started making Kokeshi dolls in 1933. He won Prime Minister Award at the 3rd All Japan Kokeshi Ningyo Contest in late 1950's.  Hitomi Noburo - Izayoi 16th Lunar Night.jpg  Hitome Noboru was born in Odawara city and started making Kokeshi dolls in 1933. He won Prime Minister Award at the 3rd All Japan Kokeshi Ningyo Contest in late 1950's. : Dancer, Dance, Dancing  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. 
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.  Kizu Signed 1 of 2  Kizu Signed 2 of 2  雅徳作 Masanori 
Unsigned but believe to be by Matsumoto  Unsigned but believe to be by Matsumoto  Unsigned but believed to be by Matsumoto  Matsumoto : Silk, Thread 
Mogami Minori : Modern, Eclictic  Nobuyoshi (信義作)  Oku Nikko  Shoida Kokeshi depicting Okichi sad romance story with American Harris.  Okumura V2 
Okumura  Scarf blowing in the wind  Sakai from Sendai Signed  Susuki Mitsunobu  Takeda Norio Spirit Mountain Maiden : modern, eclictic, chestnut 
Takeshi : Flower, Long Hair  Signed (玉乃) Tamano (作) made  Toshiko Takahashi Spring Kimono : flower, kanzashi  Yasutoshi - Oiran (慶敏) 
Shizuko Titled Haregi  Hanzawa Kazuko  Kazumi Fujikawa Flower Picking  Yasunobu Oki  Yasunobu was born in 1955 in Fukoko Prefecture Jpaan. He studied fine arts & design. His apprenticed under Sekiguchi, Sansaku.   This beautiful Kokeshi has, a very serepticious sly look. : Butterflies, Sakura, Cherry Blossoms 
Kawakami Miharu  Uchida Shinichiro Sisters  Uchida Shinichiro : Autumn, Leaves  Yamaguchi Shohei