Dear Daruma friends,
A friend from Norway has asked about Takeda Shingen and "these special
Daruma dolls".
There are a lot of pictures in my article, so better read the full story
there.
This is also interesting for the JADE friends and at the end something about
woodblocks for Bette, Origa and others.

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New Articles June 2004
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Kooshuu is the old name of Yamanashi Province. Takeda Shingen was a warlord
there during turbulent times before the Edo Bakufu government was formed. Up
to our times he is honored with this Daruma Doll.

He has the eyes painted in a special way below the eyebrows so when you put
him high up on the Gods Shelf in the home (kamidana) he will look down on
you and grant your wishes (shitami Daruma).

The dolls are also called ¡ÈShitami Daruma¡É or ¡ÈYokozawa
Daruma¡É
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http://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/bland/daruma.htm

More specialities of Yamanashi area.

http://itp.ne.jp/topics/chiiki/yamanashi/dentou/yam_den001.html



Great page to get an impression of a local market at Tooka-Ichi.

http://kozaroom.fc2web.com/kouen/event/02gatu/toukaiti/tokaiti.htm

http://www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp/site/page/event/matsuri/tokaichi/



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Oyako-Daruma
Another speciality from former Kooshuu province are dolls with Daruma
holding a child-Daruma on his lap (Oyako-Daruma from Yamanashi)

The white Daruma was made to protect the silk industry which was flourishing
in Yamanashi area during the Edo period.

Other explanations say the white Daruma was made to protect the Cotton
planted in this area.



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More Papermachee Dolls of the area are here:

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http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~SA9S-HND/agal-936-1.html

http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/shouko/kogyo/densan/daruma_01.html





Here you can see the process of making a Daruma doll, starting with the
making of a wooden form.

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http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/shouko/kogyo/densan/daruma_02.html



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http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/shouko/shogyo/TRADITION/DARUMA/index-j.html



Some more dolls not to miss:

http://kzcori.com/JpArea/yns_001.htm

http://kzcori.ld.infoseek.co.jp/backno_002.htm





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http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~knkn/daruma.html



Wooden Daruma Doll of Takeda Shingen

From Sekiwa Onsen in Gumma Pref.






A page about family crests (kamon) on dolls. Takeda Shingen is in the first
row.

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Stylish-Monotone/8192/theme/kamonn/kamonn2.html



If you have time, click on all the buttons here for more folk toys of Japan.

The box on the right with the numbers is a gallery of pictures.

http://www.town.toyoura.yamaguchi.jp/museum/karasu/yu/toy/toyset1.html

And here is more to click.

http://www.town.toyoura.yamaguchi.jp/museum/karasu/karasu.html

http://www.town.toyoura.yamaguchi.jp/museum/karasu/yu/yu.html



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Something picked up while googeling.

Wonderful woodblock of some Walnut Dolls.

http://www.mt8.ne.jp/digi-ken/archives/kyodo/vol878.html

On this LINK

http://www.mt8.ne.jp/digi-ken/archives/kyodo/

click on any of the buttons on the left side to see more woodblocks of
Yamanashi area.





Last not least

Look at my photoalbum
http://tinyurl.com/3db5n

where I downloaded more pictures of Shingen Daruma.





In the Samurai Archives, you can read more about Takeda Shingen, the Tiger
of Kai Province.

http://www.samurai-archives.com/shingen.html



About Yamanashi Prefecture, Kai no Kuni:

With a most beautiful picture of the Sun and Lake Motosu-ko.

http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/p02b.htm

http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/index.htm





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c Presented by Gabi Greve, GokuRakuAn, June 2004





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