Cradle - Cradle

Japanese: 揺籃(揺籠) - ゆりかご

Also called "yoran." In the olden days, there was a type of cradle in which a burlap sack was hung from the ceiling and an infant was laid in it. Baskets or boards with holes in the seat were also used instead of burlap sacks. However, most were wooden box- or basket-shaped, and in the Middle Ages, the two basic types seen today appeared. One was a box- or basket-shaped cradle suspended between two pillars supported by a pedestal, and the other was a type in which a rocker like the ones found on the legs of an easy chair was attached to the legs of the cradle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

〈ようらん〉とも呼ぶ。古くは麻袋を天井から吊り下げて，その中に幼児を寝かせる形式のものがみられた。麻袋の代りに籠，あるいは尻の部分に穴をあけた板なども用いられた。しかし一般には木製の箱形や籠形のものが多く，中世には今日みられる二つの基本タイプが現れている。一つは架脚式の台座で支持された2本の柱の間に箱(または籠)形の揺籃を吊るす形式であり，他の一つは安楽椅子の脚部にあるような揺り子(ロッカー)を揺籃の脚につけた形式である。

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