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Katorina: Painter man. He kind of reminds me of a Japanese Paul Newman.
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Katorina: Closer detail of Hakata tatoo man and subject.
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Katorina: Large Hakata tatoo man and geisha.
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Katorina: Religious man with flyswatter?
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Katorina: Grandmother making slippers.
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Katorina: Grandmother with sleeping baby on her back.
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Katorina: Vase painter.
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Katorina: Roasting fish on the hibachi while holding a bird. (the next course?)
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Katorina: Wonder if the cup is for pouring molten metal?
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Katorina: He has such a cute face!
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Katorina: Hakaka Urasaki waiter.
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Katorina: Hakata Urasaki caligrapher.
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Katorina: Grandma with toy ball and baby, playing.
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Katorina: Stone sculptor.
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Katorina: Hakata man and young boy eating food.
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Katorina: Hay carrying Hakata man.
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Katorina: Bad angle of Hakata man making sandles.
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Katorina: Oyster shucking Hakata man
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Katorina: The difference in their skin color is interesting.
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Katorina: Wood working Hakata man.
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Katorina: Sewing woman Hakata
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Katorina: This is another large Hakata. He's holding squids!
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Katorina: The umbrella maker. I love the patch on his pants.
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Katorina: Lantern or keg?
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Katorina: This is one of my favorites, it's larger than the average, he stands/sits? at about 10 - 12"s. They are all packed away, so this is an estimation.
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Katorina: There are many variant qualities between the various Hakata Dolls.
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Katorina: The Hakata's were made by different factories using different glazes and pigments.
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Katorina: Looks like he could use a few more accessories. You can lose a lot of things in the course of half a century!
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Katorina: Here's a group of Hakata Uraski figurines gathered together.
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Katorina: Hakata Urasaki Doll (sold)