Souvenir doll - souvenir doll

...Also, when imperial envoys went to Edo, their attendants brought them as souvenirs to the Ooku and other areas. This is a typical doll made in Kyoto, and in Edo it was called various names, such as "souvenir dolls," "gift dolls" as they were given by the Imperial Palace, and "Ouchi dolls." After the Ansei era (1854-60) at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, most of the dolls were made by the Osaka doll shop Izukura Kihei, so they were also called "Izukura dolls."...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また勅使が江戸に下向の際には，随員がこれを大奥などへみやげ物とした。京都産の代表的な人形で，江戸では〈お土産（みやげ）人形〉，御所から賜るので〈拝領人形〉〈大内人形〉などさまざまなよび名があった。幕末安政(1854‐60)以後は，大坂の人形店伊豆蔵（いずくら）喜兵衛の手でほとんど製作されたので〈伊豆蔵人形〉の名もある。…

※「お土産人形」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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