Shadow puppets

Japanese: 影絵人形 - かげえにんぎょう
Shadow puppets

…Some of them used cut-out pictures in conjunction with hand shadow puppets to create complex shapes while singing. Another type of puppet was the shadow puppet, which was made of cut-out pieces of cardboard with bodies supported by thin bamboo skewers attached to them. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "shadow puppets" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なかには歌をうたいながら切抜き絵を手影絵と併用して,複雑な形を表現するものもあった。これとは別にまた影絵人形がある。厚紙を切り抜いて,体の部分は固着した細い竹串でささえてある。…

※「影絵人形」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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