Oyama Doll

Japanese: 小山人形 - おやまにんぎょう
Oyama Doll

…(1) A female doll in Bunraku puppet theater. There are various theories about its origin, but the most likely is that it comes from the “Koyama doll” of Koyama Jirozaburo, a female puppeteer who was active around the Shoo era (1652-55). (2) Another name for a prostitute. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Oyama Dolls" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(1)人形浄瑠璃で女役の人形のこと。語源はいろいろ説があるが,承応(1652‐55)ごろ活躍した女役の人形遣い小山次郎三郎の〈小山人形〉から出たとするのが有力。(2)遊女の別称。…

※「小山人形」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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