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Tookaichi 十日市 Tokaichi - Miyoshi
Tookaichi tsuchi ningyoo 十日市土人形 clay dolls from Tokaichi
botan mochi musume 牡丹持ち娘 girl carrying a peony
about 43 cm high
The craftsman 大崎忠右衛門 Osaki Chuemon had come from Iwami to Bingo (now Hiroshima) in the late Edo period (1854) and started to make clay dolls.
丸本儀十郎 Marumoto Gijuro married his granddaughter and kept the tradition alive. His descendant,
丸本たかし Marumoto Takashi now makes clay dolls.
. . . CLICK here for more Photos !
. hahako 母子 / 母と子 mother and child dolls .
source : blog.nihondorei.com
This doll is about 23 cm high.
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Miyoshi town 三次
tsuchi ningyoo 土人形 clay dolls
宮の峡（海）土人形（廃絶）
These dolls are also called "shining dolls", because they have a special glazing which makes them so bright.
Miyoshi ninngyoo 三次人形 dolls from Miyoshi
. . . CLICK here for Photos !
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Miyoshi dolls, also known as Miyoshi-deko (clay figure), have a peculiar gloss all over them, especially on their faces. So some call them hikari-ningyo, or shiny dolls. They are simple but have a hint of beauty, too.
In the past the deko-ichi or clay figure fair, a harbinger of spring, was held in Miyoshi. From mid-March, a large number of clay figures were displayed for
sale at shops on Miyoshi Hondori Avenue. They say it drew many people from the suburbs, too. Unfortunately the fair is no longer held.
Legend tells us that every time a child was born to one of his retainers, Nagaharu Asano, the first feudal lord of Miyoshi-han, gave a clay doll as a
present to show his blessings. Since then, there still remains the custom of presenting a clay figure of Tenjin to a boy on his first Boys' Festival, and one
of Machimusume to a girl on her first Girls' Festival.
The dolls are 10-30 centimeters tall and come in various kinds. A particularly interesting one among them is Tenjin-deko. The Miyoshi district has a longstanding custom of worshipping Tenjin, or the deified spirit of Michizane Sugawara, who is supposed to be a patron of learning. Matsuoi Tenjin is a doll of
Tenjin with a green pine tree behind his back. This design is excellent and well-known.
Formerly, clay dolls were also made in the Mihara, Joge and Shobara areas in this prefecture. Now only Miyoshi dolls keep their place in our lives.
- - - Memo
The origin of Miyoshi dolls is said to date back to 1630, when Chuemon Osaki came to Miyoshi, found some good clay in Yamaga (now Yamaga-cho, Miyoshi City) and settled there to build a kiln. Following that, in 1641, Nagaharu Asano, the founder of the Miyoshi-han (feudal clan), had clay dolls baked by Kisaburo Mori, a doll maker in Asakusa, Edo (now Tokyo). Those were said to be the first Miyoshi dolls.
Currently only one pottery shop in Tokaichi-cho, Miyoshi City makes Miyoshi dolls. The skill is handed down from father to son in the Marumoto family.
- source : hiroshima-bunka.jp -
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Tookaichi 十日市 Tokaichi - Miyoshi
Tookaichi tsuchi ningyoo 十日市土人形 clay dolls from Tokaichi
botan mochi musume 牡丹持ち娘 girl carrying a peony
about 43 cm high
The craftsman 大崎忠右衛門 Osaki Chuemon had come from Iwami to Bingo (now Hiroshima) in the late Edo period (1854) and started to make clay dolls.
丸本儀十郎 Marumoto Gijuro married his granddaughter and kept the tradition alive. His descendant,
丸本たかし Marumoto Takashi now makes clay dolls.
. . . CLICK here for more Photos !
. hahako 母子 / 母と子 mother and child dolls .
source : blog.nihondorei.com
This doll is about 23 cm high.
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..................................................................................................................................................................
Miyoshi town 三次
tsuchi ningyoo 土人形 clay dolls
宮の峡（海）土人形（廃絶）
These dolls are also called "shining dolls", because they have a special glazing which makes them so bright.
Miyoshi ninngyoo 三次人形 dolls from Miyoshi
. . . CLICK here for Photos !
- quote -
Miyoshi dolls, also known as Miyoshi-deko (clay figure), have a peculiar gloss all over them, especially on their faces. So some call them hikari-ningyo, or shiny dolls. They are simple but have a hint of beauty, too.
In the past the deko-ichi or clay figure fair, a harbinger of spring, was held in Miyoshi. From mid-March, a large number of clay figures were displayed for
sale at shops on Miyoshi Hondori Avenue. They say it drew many people from the suburbs, too. Unfortunately the fair is no longer held.
Legend tells us that every time a child was born to one of his retainers, Nagaharu Asano, the first feudal lord of Miyoshi-han, gave a clay doll as a
present to show his blessings. Since then, there still remains the custom of presenting a clay figure of Tenjin to a boy on his first Boys' Festival, and one
of Machimusume to a girl on her first Girls' Festival.
The dolls are 10-30 centimeters tall and come in various kinds. A particularly interesting one among them is Tenjin-deko. The Miyoshi district has a longstanding custom of worshipping Tenjin, or the deified spirit of Michizane Sugawara, who is supposed to be a patron of learning. Matsuoi Tenjin is a doll of
Tenjin with a green pine tree behind his back. This design is excellent and well-known.
Formerly, clay dolls were also made in the Mihara, Joge and Shobara areas in this prefecture. Now only Miyoshi dolls keep their place in our lives.
- - - Memo
The origin of Miyoshi dolls is said to date back to 1630, when Chuemon Osaki came to Miyoshi, found some good clay in Yamaga (now Yamaga-cho, Miyoshi City) and settled there to build a kiln. Following that, in 1641, Nagaharu Asano, the founder of the Miyoshi-han (feudal clan), had clay dolls baked by Kisaburo Mori, a doll maker in Asakusa, Edo (now Tokyo). Those were said to be the first Miyoshi dolls.
Currently only one pottery shop in Tokaichi-cho, Miyoshi City makes Miyoshi dolls. The skill is handed down from father to son in the Marumoto family.
- source : hiroshima-bunka.jp -
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