Hina dolls are glittering dolls modeled after aristocratic couples of the olden days that are displayed during the Girls' Festival (Hinamatsuri) on March 3 in Japan. In Japan today, dolls with costumes called “Kokinbina,” which became popular after the Showa period (1926-1989), are commonly used.
But there was a doll artist who sought artistic expression in these dolls. Yoshiko Suzuki (1928-2008) is a a second-generation pupil of Goyo Hirata (1903-1981), a doll artist who was recognized as a living national treasure. In his later years, Goyo Hirata established the highly artistic Japanese doll called “Kimekomi Costume Doll."
By incorporating the traditional technique of “kimekomi costume dolls” into Hina dolls, Yoshiko Suzuki has opened up a new world of Hina dolls that are different from ordinary Hina dolls in that they are both artistic and prestigious. She founded a group of creative hina doll artists called “Kinosuzukai” with her pupils who had gathered together in admiration of Yoshiko Suzuki.
Today, her daughter-in-law, Ikuko Suzuki, is the head of the group and continues to produce Hina dolls using the kimekomi technique started by Yoshiko. These supreme dolls are made using the “Kimekomi costume doll technique,” which exists only in a few places in the world. The difference between these dolls and ordinary dolls is obvious in this photo collection.
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