Nakano Clay Dolls

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Nakano Clay Dolls 中野土人形
Some are really small.






Photos from my friend Ishino san.

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Kobayashi Issa



WDK : Kobayashi Issa, Haiku Poet from Nagano



rainy winter day
clay dolls from Nakano
Daruma and Issa

Gabi, December 2007


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Nakano City, famous as the "country of clay dolls".
In the museum, standing on the hill with a picturesque view, clay dolls made in Nakano and 1500 other dolls made all over Japan, are displayed.
Nakano Clay Doll Museum
Shinano
中野市日本土人形資料館



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The two families, Nara (from Kyoto, Fushimi) and Nishihara (from Aichi, Tategahana), make these dolls in Nakano.


北信州に伝わる中野の土人形には、奈良家が制作する「中野人形」と、西原家が制作する「立ヶ花人形」があり、この両者を合わせて、「郷土玩具 中野土人形」と呼んでいます。
奈良家「中野人形」の主なものは京都伏見系、西原家「立ヶ花人形」は愛知三河系の流れを汲んでいます。
この愛らしい中野土人形は、生活や風習に深く結びつき、古くから俗に「土びな」と呼び親しまれ、庶民に大切にされてきました。
中野の土人形


Their repertoir comprizes an Ebisu carrying Daruma doll.
だるま恵比寿

... Daruma doll museum : Ebisu Doll


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Tategahana ningyoo 立ケ花人形
dolls from Tategahana



These dolls are now revived, even with a new Daruma in the collection, by
Nishihara san.



The dolls have been made since about 100 years ago.




西原邦男 Nishihara Kunio was a tile maker and used the clay to make some dolls.

source : www.shinshu.co.jp


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中野土人形。立ケ花人形。


Daikoku on a fugu puffer fish ふぐ乗り大黒
If you eat a puffer fish, the poison might kill you. (fugu ni ataru.)
This is a pun with fuku ni ataru 福に当たる大黒, to be lucky when you meet Daikoku
This doll brings luck to the merchants.
This is the only clay doll with this combination.

Ebisu with a shop register 帳面持ちえびす




Sanaso Dancer 　/ Kanu with a helbard 関羽 (Kabuki)




Child on a toy horse / Kintoki on a wild boar


source : agal-916.html


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tsuchibina 土雛（つちびな）clay dolls



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. Nagano Folk Art -　長野県 .


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