Two month or so ago I started collecting Kokeshi dolls for my living room shelves. That meant obsessively checking the internet and staring at ebay auctions into the night. I do not care much about their 'collectability' and go for a good face, this collection is all about feel and nothing to do with reason. I had accumulated three generic dolls that way when one evening my eyes fell upon an exquisite doll not like any other I had seen before. Thomas must have seen the look of sheer envy on my face because he simply turned around and said: "you should get it". REALLY!
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It required a great deal of self control not to immediately put in a bid, but I just cannot resist a little bargaining, so it took a little while to get her here from Japan but it was worth the wait. The package itself was a treat, covered in golden stamps and stuffed with newspaper pages featuring sumo wrestling.
Just now I discovered that the seller had placed a small origami crane at the bottom. For safe keeping maybe?
Links: Ebay store in Japan. My favorite so far.
US store with lots of cute example in their inventory.
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She is wonderful! Well worth the wait!
Posted by: Cheryl | April 15, 2011 at 07:51 AM
She gorgeous, and your are so lucky she made it here safely with all the chaos in Japan right now. She must have had an amazing journey.
Posted by: Cyndi Deal | April 15, 2011 at 07:54 AM
She is absolutely fabulous! I can see why your eyes would have jumped out of your head. I love the packaging as well!
Posted by: Lisa | April 15, 2011 at 06:01 PM
I was discussing using a tea kettle to lift the stamps up for a collage with my friend S today, I think it would be cool.
Posted by: Juliette Lanvers | April 15, 2011 at 08:32 PM