Nikko Photos

Japanese: 日光写真 - にっこうしゃしん
Nikko Photos

A photographic toy (gangu) that utilizes chemical reactions. It is also called a blueprint. A picture printed on a thin plate (taneita) is placed on top of a less sensitive sunlight-sensitive paper (tanega), placed in a printing frame with a small glass plate, exposed to sunlight for a few minutes, and then finished by immersing in water. As no fixing solution is used, the image disappears after a few days. It became popular among children from the Taisho era as a new toy that incorporated photography technology. The printing frame is about the size of a business card, and the taneita and tanega, which can take about 20 exposures, were sold as small toys. After World War II, they were used in supplements of children's magazines, and taneita featuring cartoons and TV characters are popular. In haiku poetry, "blueprint" is included as a winter seasonal word.

[Ryosuke Saito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

化学変化を応用した写真玩具(がんぐ)。青写真ともいう。薄板に絵を印刷したもの(種板(たねいた))を、感光度の低い日光感光紙(種紙(たねがみ))に重ねて、小さなガラス板付きの焼き枠(わく)に入れ、日光に数分間当てて焼き付け、さらに水につけて仕上げる。定着液を用いないので、数日後には映像は消える。写真技術を取り入れた新しい玩具として、大正時代から子供たちの間で流行した。焼き枠の大きさはほぼ名刺大で、種板、種紙は20枚撮り程度のものが小物玩具として売られた。第二次世界大戦後は児童雑誌の付録などに利用され、漫画やテレビのキャラクターものなどの種板に人気がある。俳諧(はいかい)では「青写真」が冬の季語に入れられている。

[斎藤良輔]

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