{"product_id":"k05085-omiyage-kokeshi-from-hakodate-函館","title":"K05085 - Omiyage Kokeshi from Hakodate 函館","description":"\u003cp\u003eA poetic vintage omiyage kokeshi from Hakodate (函館), Hokkaidō, combining the charm of regional souvenir craft with one of the best-known verses of modern Japanese poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe doll has a rounded wooden body topped with a broad kasa-style travelling hat, while the front is hand-painted with a coastal landscape in blue, brown and red. Across the body appears the opening of the celebrated poem:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“On the white sand of a small island in the eastern sea\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poem was written by Ishikawa Takuboku (石川啄木, 1886–1912) and published in his famous 1910 poetry collection Ichiaku no Suna (一握の砂, “A Handful of Sand”). Takuboku had a particularly strong connection with Hakodate, where he lived for a short but important period in 1907. The city later became deeply associated with his memory, and literary monuments and commemorative sites dedicated to him can still be found there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis makes the kokeshi more than a simple travel souvenir: it is also a small piece of Japanese literary tourism, linking the landscape of Hakodate with Takuboku’s poetry and the nostalgic culture of regional omiyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3 x 3 x 5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Kyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58554438910283,"sku":"K05085","price":7.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9746\/7723\/files\/Cover_8a5eefa2-2720-4b24-a0f2-b9f2da300027.jpg?v=1790022655","url":"https:\/\/maisonkyo.be\/fr\/products\/k05085-omiyage-kokeshi-from-hakodate-%e5%87%bd%e9%a4%a8","provider":"Maison Kyo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}