https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/08/saitama-folk-toys.html
. mukai Tengu 向い天狗 two Tengu facing each other .
more ema 絵馬 votive tablets
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Goseki (not Gokan) ward of Urawa 浦和市 五関
Goseki hariko 五関張子 papermachee dolls from Goseki
They have been made since the early Meiji period but later came into decline.
Mostly Daruma san or a person carrying Daruma, tiger with wiggeling head and human figures.
Many have a shining luster finish.
. Goseki no hariko 五関の張り子 papermachee dolls .
by Igarashi Kenji 五十嵐健二
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tsurushi mono 吊るし物 "hanging things"
The turtle has a platein its mouth and as it hangs can move its legs slowly.
In former times, many toys were related to sex, called
warai mono わらい things to laugh at or
matsutake mono 松竹（茸）もの things with mushrooms.
O-Kame san hangs there with a mushroom on her back. The is about 14 cm.
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https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/08/saitama-folk-toys.html
. mukai Tengu 向い天狗 two Tengu facing each other .
more ema 絵馬 votive tablets
..................................................................................................................................................................
Goseki (not Gokan) ward of Urawa 浦和市 五関
Goseki hariko 五関張子 papermachee dolls from Goseki
They have been made since the early Meiji period but later came into decline.
Mostly Daruma san or a person carrying Daruma, tiger with wiggeling head and human figures.
Many have a shining luster finish.
. Goseki no hariko 五関の張り子 papermachee dolls .
by Igarashi Kenji 五十嵐健二
..................................................................................................................................................................
tsurushi mono 吊るし物 "hanging things"
The turtle has a platein its mouth and as it hangs can move its legs slowly.
In former times, many toys were related to sex, called
warai mono わらい things to laugh at or
matsutake mono 松竹（茸）もの things with mushrooms.
O-Kame san hangs there with a mushroom on her back. The is about 14 cm.
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https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/08/saitama-folk-toys.html
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