Photo of dolls from the collection of Itske and Anthony Stern. This photo was presented during a public program, Kokeshi: Not Just a Toy!, at the Japanese American National Museum on July 25, 2009 in conjunction with the Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy exhibition on display from July 11 through October 4, 2009.

Accompanying text from the original PowerPoint slide:

Naruko “sitting” dolls are called nemoriko dolls, indicated by the kimono spreading around the sitting person. Other strains of kokeshi also have the nemoriko style.

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