Dog paper doll - Inuhariko

Japanese: 犬張子 - いぬはりこ

〘Noun〙 A paper ornament in the shape of a dog. It was placed in the bedroom in the belief that it had the power to ward off evil spirits and demons, and was therefore also called Otoginu (fairy tale dog) or Tonoinu (night watch dog) . Modelled on the lions and komainu ( guardian lion dogs) of the Michodai (shrine stand ), they were given as gifts in pairs at weddings, the birth of a child, and shrine visits. In the past they were box-shaped and also called "inu-bako" (dog box), with a lid on top, inside which the bride would place her makeup tools and amulets. In the past, they were made in a lying position, but standing ones were made from the mid-Edo period onwards, and at first the faces were made to resemble children, but in the early modern period both the faces and bodies came to resemble dogs. *Goyudono Kami Nikki - February 14, 1477 (Bunmei 9) "Tomorrow's Gohomotsu (abbreviated) Onna wa Utachi yori yori inu hariko fuseimairu"

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Japanese:

〘名〙犬の形状を模した紙製の置き物。邪霊や魔を祓う効能を信じて寝所に置いたので、御伽犬(おとぎいぬ)、宿直犬(とのいいぬ)ともいった。御帳台(みちょうだい)の獅子、狛犬(こまいぬ)にならって一対とし、婚礼や小児の誕生・宮参りの祝儀の贈り物とされた。古くは箱形で「犬箱」とも呼ばれ、上部は蓋になっており、花嫁は、この中に化粧の道具や守り札などを入れた。古くは伏した姿で立ち姿のものは、江戸中期以降作られ、顔は、はじめ小児に似せたが、近世は顔も体も犬に似せるようになった。※御湯殿上日記‐文明九年（1477）二月一四日「あすの御ほうもつ〈略〉女はうたちよりも、いぬはりこふせいまいる」

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