Uzuma Catfish - Uzuma Catfish

Japanese: 巴波の鯰 - うずまのなまず
Uzuma Catfish - Uzuma Catfish

...It should be seen as a product of the social unrest at the end of the early modern period and the Edo people's wit. Local toys based on legends and folk tales include the Uzuma catfish (Tochigi Prefecture) and the Namazu Osae (Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture). Earthquake [Folklore] [Tokuji Chiba].

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uonami Catfish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…近世末の社会的動揺と江戸人のしゃれとが合体して生まれたものとみるべきであろう。また伝説や民話に基づく郷土玩具に,巴波(うずま)の鯰(栃木県)や鯰押え(なまずおさえ)(岐阜県大垣市)などがある。地震[民俗]【千葉 徳爾】。…

※「巴波の鯰」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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