This Vampire Kokeshi is a collector's piece by Japanese artist Takatoshi Hayashi. Traditional craft meets a playful, darkly charming character – for lovers of Japanese culture, design, and everything occult.
Made from Itakaya maple: fine grain, smooth surface, satisfying in the hand. Turned and hand-painted with careful attention at every step.
Its real moment comes upside down. A built-in magnet makes it possible – on metal surfaces and decorative hooks. Suspended, it comes fully into its own. Just as any true vampire should.
Takatoshi Hayashi draws on his background in a family kimono business to create a contemporary Kokeshi language of his own. His work reflects textile patterns and traditional design while introducing playful figures, animals and imaginative wooden vehicles.
