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Japanese Dolls

YAMADA, Tokubei

1964

 

Autor(es): YAMADA, Tokubei
Título: Japanese Dolls
Publicação: Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, Inc (Tourist Library, vol. 17), 1964
Assunto(s): Bonecos -- História -- Japão
Marionetas -- Bunraku
Teatro de Marionetas -- Bunraku

 

Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières

 

I. A Historical Survey - 1
Dolls in Ancient Times - 1
Dolls in the Heian Period - 5
Dolls in the Edo Period - 8
Dolls of the Present Time - 12
Classification of Dolls - 16
II. Colored Wooden Dolls - 20
Gosho-ningyo - 20
Saga-ningyo - 33
Nara-ningyo - 34
III. Dolls in Clothes - 40
Kimekomi-ningyo - 40
Ukiyo-ningyo or Oyama-ningyo - 47
Mitsuore-ningyo - 53
IV. Clay Dolls - 60
Fushimi-ningyo - 64
Hakata-ningyo - 69
V. Folk Dolls of Paper and of Wood - 72
Papier-mâché Dolls - 72
Kokeshi - 75
I. Dolls of Porcelain and of Bronze - 78
VII. Doll Festival - 80
The History of the Doll Festival - 80
How to Deck a Tiered Stand for Girls' Festival Dolls - 82
Dolls for the Girls' Festival - 90
Furniture and Tableware on Display - 93
VIII. The Boys' Festival - 98
A Historical Survey - 98
Interior Display - 104
Koi-nobori ( Carp Streamers) - 111
IX. The Puppet Show - 114
X. Modern Dolls - 132
Yamato-ningyo - 132
Sakura-ningyo - 139
XI. Dollmaking as a Fine Art - 145
A New Dollmaking Movement - 145
Artistic Dolls of Today - 149
XII. So Many Makers, So Many Dolls - 164
Appendix The Process of Making Dolls - 169
How to Make Yamato-ningyo - 169
How to Make Sakura-ningyo - 177
Index - 183
NOTES
1. In the text ( pages 1-186) all names of Japanese people are given in the Japanese manner, i.e., the surname before the given name.
2. The—sign used over o and u in Japanese words means that the vowel sound is lengthened