Wednesday 2 February 2022

This is a lovely pair of vintage kokeshi dolls featuring hand painted scenes of Miyajima



This Japanese doll couple feature scenes from Miyajima and parts of a poem / song about Miyajima.

安芸の宮島廻れば七里、浦は七浦七恵比寿

" Go around Miyajima, it's seven villages, it's seven seas, and seven Ebisu* "

*Japanese God of fishermen 

Available on our Etsy store The Kokeshi Doll Shop.


 

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