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Embracing Daruma, Daruma Daki だるま抱き
for KINTARO, see below.
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There are various forms of dolls, some with children or ladies, or even cats embracing Daruma. Some of these have been introduced elsewhere.
Here is a list of them in our Daruma Museum.
Carrying Daruma だるま背負い人形 daruma seoi ningyo
Beckoning Cats embracing Daruma
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Beckoning Cat embracing Daruma
仙台張子 Papermachee Dolls from Sendai
招き猫「だるま抱き」
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Look at many more types HERE !
© shimanuki
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Boy embracing Daruma
Shizuoka Papermachee Doll
だるま抱き(静岡)
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Daruma on his shoulders
about 4 cm high.
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Photos from my friend Ishino
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. Kintaro 金太郎 "The Golden Boy" Kintoki 金時 .
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源頼光と坂田金時 Minamoto Yorimitsu and Sakata Kintoki
Kintaroo embracing Daruma
Kintaro, Daruma daki Kintaroo だるま抱き金太郎
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© だるまさんワールド / Darumasan World
Read my story about Kintaroo ! -
Ashigara Mountain, the Kintaro Legend - and Haiku
足柄山 shrine 公時神社 Kintoki Jinja in Hakone
. WASHOKU - Kintaro sardines and candy
From Konosu Town 鴻巣, Saitama
. akamono, aka mono 赤もの red things .
kuma nori Kintoki 熊乗り金時 Kintaro on a bear
tai nori Kintoki 鯛乗り金時 Kintaro on a sea bream
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Kintarō (金太郎, often translated as"Golden Boy")
is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shutendouji, the terror of the region around Mount Ooe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the new name Sakata Kintoki (坂田公時). He is a popular figure in noh and kabuki drama, and it is a custom to put up a Kintarō doll on Boy's Day in the hope that boys will become equally brave and strong.
Kintarō is supposedly based on a real man, named Sakata Kintoki, who lived during the Heian period and probably came from what is now the city of Minami-ashigara. He served as a retainer for the samurai Minamoto no Yorimitsu and became well known for his abilities as a warrior. As with many larger-than-life individuals, his legend has grown with time.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
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Kintaro Daruma Doll from Saitama
Kasugabe Papermachee Doll 春日部張子
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© PHOTO : narumi Kintaro Collection
Kintaro, Momotaro and Urashima Taro are the
three famous TAROO of Japan.
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Click for more Kintaro Dolls
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Kintokun, Kinto-Kun きんとくん
The town mascot of Sho-O village 勝央町 in Okayama.
Legend says that Kintaro died in Shoo.
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Model Warrior of Japan: Kintaro
(Yoshitsuya, 1856)
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More prints about Kintaro !
..source: www.pinktentacle.com: Kintaro ukiyo-e prints
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. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .
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With the wish for good health for the child to grow up to be a healthy person.
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. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .
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2 comments:
Kintaro in names of fish, and as sweet
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/11/kintaroo-sardine-sweets.html
Kite 凧 from Kyushu
kara kintoki, kara-kintoki から金時
源頼光と坂田金時 Yorimitsu and Kintoki
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