Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Japanese Doll
There are various types of Japanese dolls, some representing children and babies, some the imperial court, warriors and heroes, fairy-tale characters, gods and (rarely) demons, and also people of the daily life of Japanese cities. Dolls have been manufactured since the earlydays of Japanes culture. Today, there ezist various types of Japan dolls. Many have a long tradition and are still made today, for household shrines, for formal gift-giving, or for festival celebrations such as Hinamatsuri, the doll festival, or Kodomo no Hi, Children's Day. Japanese tradition prescribes the doll hold fans, flowers, ornaments or other Japanese objects. Each doll usually represents a Japanese folk tale or a piece of history. Some are manufactured as a local craft, to be purchased by pilgrims as a souvenir of a temple visit or some other trip.
In the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian period, several types of dolls had already been defined, as known from Lady Murasaki's novel The Tale of Genji. Girls played with dolls and doll houses; women made protective dolls for their children or grandchildren; dolls were used in religious ceremonies, taking on the sins of a person whom they had touched
source by http://www.wikipedia.com/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment