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Beautiful Kokeshi Dolls: A Uniquely Japanese Folk Art

The End (Kokeshi dolls)


Published: Aug. 6, 2009 Modified: Feb. 8, 2025

Photo of Kokeshi dolls from the collection of Itske and Anthony Stern.

This photo was presented during a public program, Kokeshi: Not Just a Toy!, at the Japanese American National Museum on July 25, 2009 in conjunction with the Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy exhibition on display from July 11 through October 4, 2009.

COPYRIGHT 2005 - ITSKE STERN


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