Kokeshi

[kiyakotari]

Single shot, Jian Yuan with a couple of the dolls from my small kokeshi collection.

Comments

[calalillith.livejournal.com]

He actually looks singularly unimpressed right there!

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

He does, doesn't he? ^_^;;

[kellyhime.livejournal.com]

Aw, cute picture!

I love the kokeshi on the left! We have about 50 of them that we've collected over the years and always pick up more when we go to Japan.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The kokeshi on the left is my favorite, out of the few I own. The one on the right is the first one I ever got, a gift from a friend when I was in high school, and the one that started my collection.

[lionhearts.livejournal.com]

He always looks so handsome and composed. *moon eyes* I <3 him.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Awww, and he <3 you, too. Er. Probably. I don't know, he's kind of close-lipped. ^_~

[laeticiav.livejournal.com]

He is so lovely. Do you mind me asking what sculpt he is? I don't recognize him at all.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

He's a Seimei head from Aeon of Dive. Artist-production, only ever sold on Y!JA. We don't know for sure, but it's estimated that there may have been between 12 and 20 of them produced. I searched for one for YEARS before getting very, very lucky. And even then, I shelled out $600 for him - most I've ever paid for a single head.

[calalillith.livejournal.com]

Wow! Congratulations :) he is indeed lovely (albeit unimpressed looking ;)

[laeticiav.livejournal.com]

I *love* seeing and learning about rare and beautiful bjds. He is just stunning -- well worth the price (not really much more than a Genji head, for instance) -- how wonderful for you to have him (especially since you hunted for him for years). I hope you'll post lots and lots of pictures.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

I kicked myself for years, too. I saw the first couple go up for auction in Y!JA, and fell immediately in love, but at the time, I was still in the "$150+ is just too much to spend on a head" phase of my doll-development, and these guys were going for around $200-300. So I waited, thinking I'd grab one once the New!Doll!Must!Buy surge faded. Only Aeon stopped MAKING them before that happened. So I started hunting. XD