Inari doll - Inari doll

...These styles have been passed down throughout the country and are the origin of local dolls. They are said to have originated from the clay figures and earthenware made by the Hajibe people, who were indigenous to this area since before the Nara period. In the Edo period, they were sold under the name of "Inari dolls," and from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period, they flourished with over 50 kilns. Sales channels spread to Shikoku and Kyushu, influencing the development of Fushimi-style clay dolls in each region. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Inari dolls" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…その型は全国に伝えられ各地郷土人形の源流ともなっている。奈良時代以前からこの地に土着した土師部（はじべ）の埴輪，土器つくりから発生したといわれ，江戸時代には〈稲荷人形〉の名で売られ，幕末から明治初期にかけては50余軒の窯元がみられるほどの繁栄ぶりを示した。販路は四国，九州あたりまで広まり，それぞれの土地に伏見系土人形発生の影響を与えた。…

※「稲荷人形」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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