Sosaku Kokeshi - Wood - Watanabe Masao - Title: Chigozakura-Cherry blossom Child - Japan - 1980/1990 Good condition, see description - 36×9×9 cm The name is "Chigozakura" or Baby Cherry Blossoms. It's hard to capture the beauty of this doll in pictures. The wood is natural on top and varying size stripes of black and red fill in the rest of the doll with a high gloss finish. It's a "classic" Watanabe.Size 30cm.Mr. Watanabe was born in 1917 and passed in 2007. Winner of many awards including top prize, the Prime Minister Award several times. This doll won one in 1963..look at the pictures to understand the quality of the baby