TSUCHIYU KOKESHI DOLL & SHRIKES - Sam J Lardner
$950.00
90.5 x 120 x 4 cm / Unframed
Impasto acrylic on canvas
90.5 x 120 x 4 cm / Unframed
Impasto acrylic on canvas
90.5 x 120 x 4 cm / Unframed
Impasto acrylic on canvas
This doll is from Tsuchiyu Onsen - a hot spring resort located approximately 16 kilometres west of the city centre of Fukushima, Japan. It is near the source and built along the shores of the Arakawa River, at the foot of Mt. Azuma. In
Japan, the Bull-headed Shrike's high-pitched call has long been a familiar sign of the coming of fall. In some regions, farmers time their work by the bird's call, which indicates that the first frost will fall on the fields in 75 days.