Glossary

A broad name for Japanese wooden dolls discussed here through regional traditions, individual creative practice, makers, places and documented objects.

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Traditional kokeshi organised in current official material through regional groups and inherited making practice. Classification systems have their own history and should be named with their source.

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Creative kokeshi commonly discussed through individual artistic practice rather than the same regional-lineage framework used for traditional kokeshi.

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A group, lineage or tradition label. On this site it identifies the classification used by a named source, not an unchanging natural category.

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A term used for a kokeshi craftsperson or maker. A person record still needs a verified name, source and present-day status.

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A woodturner working wooden blanks into vessels, toys and other turned forms. Historical references to kijishi need local and period context.

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A lathe used to turn wood. The machine, tools and working sequence vary by maker, workshop and period.

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Preparing and sizing wood for later turning. Miyagi’s official process list places it before rough and finish turning.

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Rough turning: an early shaping stage in the process sequence published for Miyagi traditional kokeshi.

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Finish turning: the refining stage listed after rough turning in Miyagi’s official production sequence.

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Painted decoration. Face, hair, lines and motifs should be attributed to a documented maker, object or regional source rather than guessed from resemblance.

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Assembly or fitting of turned parts, listed as a production stage for Miyagi traditional kokeshi. Construction is not identical across every group.

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A one-piece construction in which head and body are turned continuously from the same piece of wood, documented for Tsugaru and Kijiyama work in the sources used here.

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A wood named in Miyagi Prefecture’s official material among the raw materials for Miyagi traditional kokeshi. Species-level claims should follow the source for a specific maker or object.

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A maple named in official Miyagi and Akita craft material. Its use should be attached to a documented production context rather than assumed for every kokeshi.

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