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#1753 [2004-10-21 11:04:35]

What NHK Saito carving

by tamagot93

Someone once asked me the question about what NHK Saito was carving in the
drama.
In the early episodes, what he made was not clear but recently the thing
finally showed up and you can see the photo here, if you don'tmind the spoiler.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/taiga/topic/inside/f_inside2.html

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Article said what Saito makes is a kind of Kokeshi (wooden folkloricdoll)
and he had made already several examples and gave one to Yagiboy and one to
Sano for his marriage present. Currently he is making still another one but we
don't know for whom he'll give it to the next time.

Tama



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#1754 [2004-10-21 13:04:02]

Re: What NHK Saito carving

by secretarytocapt3

I wonder about the cultural significance of these dolls
http://www.jhg.co.jp/kokeshi/kokeshi1.html
"originally made as a toy for children of farmers"
[historical] Saitou's mother was a farmer

Kokeshi dolls can get to be very fancy
http://www.siip.city.sendai.jp/kankokoryu/english/product/english/kok
eshi-e.html

I have to emphasize that everyone look carefully at
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/taiga/topic/inside/f_inside2.html
because the bottom image is animated from a block of wood, to a
face, and to a .....complete doll WITH A FUNDOSHI?!? (^_^) it has
cute little pants

secretarytocapt3
(giggles)

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