October 08, 2018

MINGEI - Kagoshima Miyanojo

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/08/kagoshima-folk-toys.html

Miyanojo 薩摩郡宮之城町(現さつま町)Now Satsuma town

Made by the nephew of the Togo doll maker 榊畩次郎 Sakaki Kesajiro, named 松永仲次郎Matsunaga Nakajiro. Miyanojo is quite close to Togo.
The dolls were only made about 10 years around 1930.

. tawara-nori rikishi 俵乗り角力 Sumo wrestler standing on rice bales .


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