Kokeshi Dot — Green, Limited Edition
- Concept: Inspired by Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, born 1929)
- Designer: Becky Kemp
- Medium: Turned beech wood
- Dimensions: H 14.5 cm (1:1 scale)
- Edition: Limited edition of 1,000 — individually numbered on the base (e.g. 1/1000, 2/1000)
- Numbering: Randomly distributed
The Kokeshi Dot — Green is a limited edition turned beech wood collectible object, designed by Becky Kemp in the spirit of Yayoi Kusama's iconic visual universe — individually numbered on the base from the edition of 1,000, making each piece a true collector's item within a single production series.
Yayoi Kusama is one of the most celebrated, widely exhibited, and globally recognized artists alive — a Japanese artist whose lifelong engagement with the dot, the infinity net, and the compulsive, all-encompassing repetition of pattern has produced one of the most visually distinctive and emotionally powerful bodies of work in the history of contemporary art. Her polka dots — applied to canvases, sculptures, installations, bodies, and environments across more than seven decades of practice — have become one of the most universally recognized visual signatures in the world, embodying simultaneously the therapeutic, the transcendent, and the joyfully subversive dimensions of her extraordinary artistic vision.
The Kokeshi — the traditional Japanese wooden doll, handcrafted and painted with characteristically simple, cylindrical forms — is a cultural object of deep resonance in Japanese folk art, combining artisanal craft, regional identity, and a quality of serene, self-contained presence that gives it a natural affinity with the meditative and repetitive dimensions of Kusama's practice. In the Dot Green Kokeshi, designer Becky Kemp transposes Kusama's iconic polka dot motif onto the traditional Kokeshi form in a striking green dress adorned with dots — creating an object that is simultaneously a homage to the Japanese folk tradition, a playful and affectionate evocation of Kusama's visual universe, and a fully realized collectible design object of immediate charm and lasting appeal. Crafted in beech — a premium hardwood prized for its fine grain, smooth surface, and exceptional workability — and individually numbered on the base, each Kokeshi in this edition of 1,000 is a unique and documented collector's piece, the specific number randomly distributed across shipped orders.
The object is in excellent condition.
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✔ Worldwide shipping from France
✔ Professional packaging with insurance
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What is the connection to Yayoi Kusama? The Dot Green Kokeshi is designed in the spirit of Yayoi Kusama's iconic polka dot universe — one of the most universally recognized visual signatures in contemporary art — transposing her signature motif onto the traditional Japanese Kokeshi doll form in a playful and affectionate homage.
What is a Kokeshi? A Kokeshi is a traditional Japanese wooden doll, handcrafted with a simple cylindrical form and a long history in Japanese folk art. Its serene, self-contained presence gives it a natural affinity with the meditative and repetitive dimensions of Kusama's artistic practice.
Is each piece unique? Each Kokeshi in the edition of 1,000 is individually numbered on the base (e.g. 1/1000, 2/1000) — the specific number randomly distributed across shipped orders, making each a unique and documented collector's piece within the series.
What material is used? Turned beech wood — a premium hardwood prized for its fine grain, smooth surface, and exceptional workability.
What are the dimensions? H 14.5 cm (1:1 scale)
Who designed the object? Becky Kemp — designer of the Kokeshi Dot series.
What is the edition size? Limited edition of 1,000 — one single production series, individually numbered on the base.
Is worldwide shipping available? Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.