Vtg Kokeshi “Love Spring” Signed Torao Hosaka Large 12 Top Knot IOB Mint 60s. Top knot and barrel body kimono. Modern Masterpiece Dolls (from box). Doll name : Love Spring. Awards : All Japan Kokeshi Competition Winner. Vintage mint kokeshi has been stored in the original box since the1960s/70s. Vintage Japanese Sosaku Kokeshi. Sosaku is a term that literally translated as “creative” and those creative koseshi allow the artist complete freedom in terms of shape, design and color while traditional kokeshi exhibits a similar recognizable style and character. The history of creative kokeshi is quite new and they were developed after World War II. They are not particular to a specific region of Japan and generally creative kokeshi artists are found in cities.