Ekiman mirror - Ekimankyo

... In the East, there were a few visual plays and toys, such as Javanese shadow puppetry wayang, which took root around the 15th century with the influx of Islamic mysticism, and in Japan, kaleidoscopes, which became popular during the Edo period. Western magic lanterns were introduced to Japan in the late Edo period under the name of "Ekimankyo" and quickly became a show attraction in Osaka. In 1803 (Kyowa 3), Sanshotei (Ikeda) Toraku devised a unique device that manipulated a seed plate to change the image, which he called "utsushi-e" and gained a reputation. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ekiman mirrors" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　東洋ではイスラム神秘主義の流入とともに15世紀ころ根づいたジャワの影絵ワヤン，日本では江戸期に流行しだした走馬灯など，映像演劇，映像玩具がわずかに存在した。西洋の幻灯は江戸時代後期に〈エキマン鏡〉の名で日本に渡来，早速大坂で見世物になった。三笑亭(池田)都楽は1803年(享和3)に種板を操作して画像に変化を与える独自の装置を考案し，〈写し絵〉と呼ばれ評判をとった。…

※「エキマン鏡」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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