Egg Dolls from the permanent collection of Mingei International Museum | Mingei International Museum

Egg Dolls

For her dolls Yoshiko Teraoka used treasured old fabric from the kimono store that she and her husband owned in Onomichi in the Hiroshima area. Colorful characters in her family and the vivid stories they told inspired her egg dolls. Yoshiko Teraoka came from a family with artistic tradition, and she was the mother of famed artist, Masami Teraoka. One source of his wry sense of humor is clearly revealed in these dolls.

Highlights

Kite Flyer

20th Century Japan

Mushroom Harvester

20th Century Japan

Ice Cream Girl

20th Century Japan

Empress (Ohinasama)

20th Century Japan

Omasa Sushi

20th century Japan

Golfer with Paper Cranes

20th Century Japan

Carrying Flowers (Oharame)

Kimono Tailor (Detuchi)

20th Century Japan

Maid Carrying Paper Cranes (Jochu)

20th Century Japan

Samurai with TIME Magazine (Wakazamurai)

20th Century Japan

Masami Teraoka Visiting Family Cemetery (Ohaka Mairi)

20th Century Japan