{"product_id":"k25080-sosaku-shingata-by-sasaki-katsumi-佐々木克己","title":"K25080 - Sosaku Shingata by Sasaki Katsumi 佐々木克己","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Sosaku-Shingata kokeshi by Sasaki Katsumi showcases the artist’s signature harmony of bold color, refined balance, and expressive minimalism. The doll features Katsumi’s characteristic rounded head, painted with a serene, softly smiling face framed by stylized black side-locks and delicate plum-blossom motifs, the classic imagery that often appears in his work and symbolizes resilience and early spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSasaki Katsumi (佐々木 克己／佐々木 克巳) based in Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture (a center of “shingata”\/creative kokeshi). He began learning woodturning and painting there in 1948, then established his own workshop. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe founded what’s now Sasaki Kokeshi Studio (佐々木こけし工房). Today it’s run by the 2nd generation, Sasaki Isao (佐々木 功), with his wife Miho; the studio continues to specialize in shingata (creative) kokeshi. (The studio’s own page refers to the founder as 佐々木克巳—you’ll see both 克己\/克巳 spellings in the wild.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreative\/Shingata (sōsaku) kokeshi: slim cylindrical bodies, often with incised or painted floral motifs (especially plum blossoms), and occasional exposed patches of natural wood in the body. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 8 x 8 x 24cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maisonkyo.be\/search?q=%E4%BD%90%E3%80%85%E6%9C%A8%E5%85%8B%E5%B7%B1\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore works by Sasaki Katsumi 佐々木克巳\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Maison Kyo","offers":[{"title":"≈25cm","offer_id":55968382550347,"sku":"K25080","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9746\/7723\/files\/temple_bfa5e5da-72f7-4748-8744-52438118eab1.jpg?v=1763990261","url":"https:\/\/maisonkyo.be\/de\/products\/k25080-sosaku-shingata-by-sasaki-katsumi-%e4%bd%90%e3%80%85%e6%9c%a8%e5%85%8b%e5%b7%b1","provider":"Maison Kyo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}