Miharu dolls

Japanese: 三春人形 - みはるにんぎょう

Paper mache dolls are a local toy that have been made in the Miharu Town area of Fukushima Prefecture (formerly the Miharu Domain) for a long time. They are also called Miharu paper mache. Older works are highly artistic. Before the Shotoku and Kyoho periods (1711-1736), the seventh feudal lord, Akita Kennosuke, invited doll makers from Edo to make paper mache toys called "deku" and "deko," and gave them a "deko mansion" to teach the techniques to farmers. Later, they flourished during the Bunka and Bunsei periods (1804-1830), with themes from kabuki and ukiyo-e, but declined after the Meiji period. They were revived during the folk art boom after World War II, and various types such as children with children, head-shaking tigers, and dancing figures are made.

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Japanese:

福島県三春町一帯 (旧三春藩領) で古くから作られてきた郷土玩具の張り子人形。三春張り子ともいう。古い作品はきわめて芸術性が高い。正徳・享保期 (1711～36) 以前は「でく，でこ」と称する張り子玩具を作るのに，7代藩主秋田倩存公が江戸から人形師を招いて「でこ屋敷」を与え，農民に技法を教えさせた。その後，歌舞伎や浮世絵を題材に，文化文政期 (1804～30) 頃最盛を誇ったが，明治以後は衰退した。第2次世界大戦後の民芸ブームで復興し，子連れ，首振り虎，舞姿などの種類が作られている。

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