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Origami creations. At top, left to right, are Hakama (traditional skirtlike-trouser garment), a feudal-period serving man, and a helmet. At bottom are three kazaguruma
, or pinwheels.
Palace dolls of folded paper. The custom of making paper replicas of palace dolls originated in a beautiful and ancient custom. Tiny dolls in their own small boats, made of straw or wood (shown here), are set afloat on streams or on the sea as prayers for safety and protection from harm.
Protective talismans from the Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto(left); the Kasuga Shrine, Nara; the temple Todai-ji,in Nara; and the temple Kiyomizu-dera, in Kyoto(right).
Gohei, or ritual Shinto paper ornament, on bough of sacred sakaki
tree. This decoration is attachied to the south gate of the Yasaka Shrine
in Kyoto.
Shigaraki pot. The town of Shigaraki, in Shiga Prefecture, gives its name to the ware that ahs made it famous. The kilns located there are considered to be among the oldest in Japan.
The top of view of tea bowl of red Raku ware containing frothy green cremonial tea and standing on a tatami mat.
