Kimekomi dolls | Kimekomi dolls

Japanese: 極込人形∥木目込人形 - きめこみにんぎょう

A type of Kyoto doll. It got its name from the fact that small grooves are dug in the borders of the collar, sleeves, obi, and other parts of the costume of a wooden doll, and scraps of costume are glued and pressed into the grooves. It is said to have been invented by Takahashi Tadashige, a handmaiden at Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, during the Genbun era (1736-41) of the Edo period, using willow as the material, and is also called Kamo doll or Kamogawa doll. It was also popular during the time of Tadashige's grandson Daihachi, and hence the name Daihachi doll. It is made using a technique where cloth is pasted on, but it looks like the costume is already on the doll, and has the advantage that the costume does not fall apart.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

京人形の一種。木彫りの人形の衣装の部分，衿（えり）や袖や帯などの境目に小溝を掘り，衣装ぎれのはしにのりを付けて溝にきめこんでつくるのでこの名がついた。江戸時代元文年間(1736‐41)のころ，京都賀茂神社の雑掌（ざつしよう）高橋忠重が，ヤナギを素材にして案出したものと伝えられ，賀茂人形，賀茂川人形ともいう。また忠重の孫大八（だいはち）のとき人気を得たので大八人形の名もある。布裂をはり付けた技法でつくられたものであるが，衣装を着せ付けてあるように見え，衣装にくずれがこない利点がある。

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