Handmade Hakata Dolls — Hina and Festival Dolls from Fukuoka

Every doll here is made by hand, one at a time, by Hakata doll maker Toshiya Honda in Fukuoka. Take your time over the finely hand-painted garments and the gentle expressions of the faces.

Associate Member, Nitten
Full Member, Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Association
Member (Committee), Kyushu Contemporary Crafts Association

New arrivals

Miyabi-bina II

15cm

¥50,000 – ¥100,000

Iwai-hitsuji — Sheep (2027)

12cm

Under ¥50,000

Selected works

Kajitsu-bina (Large)

Male doll 22cm / Female doll 18cm

¥200,000 and above

Mai — "Dance" (2nd Reorganised Nitten)

74cm

¥200,000 and above

Yū-tachi-bina — Standing pair

Male doll 28cm / Female doll 18cm

¥50,000 – ¥100,000

Iwai-hitsuji — Sheep (2027)

12cm

Under ¥50,000

Works

Hina Dolls

21 pieces

Hakata doll Hina pairs for the Doll Festival on 3 March. Twenty-one pieces, from a 6cm pair that sits in the palm of the hand to a 34cm set with real presence. Most come complete with folding screen, stand and paulownia box.

Kōgō Incense Containers

13 pieces

Incense containers and miniature pieces to place beside a Hakata doll Hina pair. Thirteen works between 4cm and 10cm, including a battledore, a biwa lute and the auspicious treasure motifs.

Boys' Festival Pieces

7 pieces

Hakata doll figures for Tango-no-sekku, the Boys' Festival on 5 May. Seven pieces on themes that wish a child health and strength, including Momotarō, Kintarō and the demon-queller Shōki, from 8cm to 31cm.

Celebratory Pieces

33 pieces

Hakata dolls and other works for weddings, births and the opening of a business. Thirty-three pieces, including subjects from the Noh plays Hagoromo and Yuya, the fortune gods Daikokuten and Ebisu, and the twelve zodiac guardian deities.

Zodiac Figures

28 pieces

A new Hakata doll figure is made each year for the animal of the Chinese zodiac. Twenty-eight pieces in all: the annual figures made since 2010, together with a standing plaque for each of the twelve animals.

Nitten Exhibition Works

14 pieces

Major works by Hakata doll maker Toshiya Honda, shown at the Nitten and the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Fourteen pieces between 62cm and 78cm, including the Mai that received the Special Prize.