Japan and Japanese

[Shinpachi]

Kishida looks so happy in the Congress.
If he was welcomed, that would be due to Japanese tax payers' money.
Japanese people are unhappy with him.
This is Japanese people's general opinion.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMA9ruQKG2w

 

[Shinpachi]

On April 12, 13 Sumo wrestlers from Mongolia visited the graves of ancient 5 Mongolian envoys who visted Japan to urge Japan surrender in 1275. Japan refused and killed all of them. Wrestler Teruno-fuji(original name: антулгын Ган-Эрдэнэ) says "Thanks to their historical contribution because we had a chance to know and visit Japan. We will work for the friendship between two countries."

MSN

www.msn.com

蒙古襲来750年（3）：モンゴル出身の横綱・照ノ富士らが供養に訪れた寺、元の使者斬首の悲劇

およそ750年前、日本と元が対立する中で、元の使者5人が鎌倉幕府の手で問答無用とばかりに斬首される悲劇が起きた。非戦闘員の外交使節が犠牲になったことに日蓮は心を痛めた。5人を悼む心は今も日本とモンゴル両国の間で引き継がれ、モンゴル出身の力士がたびたび、ある寺を供養に訪れている。

www.nippon.com

 

[Shinpachi]

Mongolian grenades found on the seabed.
They invented this in the 13th century.

https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-cce561cd5806aa209a69541f1da040eb-lq

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

I like the last two posts very much.

 

[Shinpachi]

I like the last two posts very much.

Thanks, Evan
The grenade was made of ceramic and contained black powder mixed with iron and copper pieces.
Sumo is a common culture between Japan, Mongolia and Korea.

Mongolian "Sumo"

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[Shinpachi]

There used to be the biggest Great Buddha statue in Kyoto, bigger than another one in Nara, in the 17th century but had been destroyed by an earthquake.
How did it look like? A miniature prototype model made prior to building still tells it.

Source: 光琳と同時代の彫刻 | Kyoto National Museum

京都大仏雛形 文化遺産オンライン

豊臣秀吉発願になる京都・方広寺の本尊釈迦如来坐像（亡失）の寛文4年（1664）再興像の50分の1雛形と伝えられる。正面左右に台を置き、左に1（町人）、右に2（片桐且元と従者）の人形を配し、19ｍの高さがあったという大仏のスケールと対比させ...

bunka.nii.ac.jp

The statue was recasted into coins later.

寛永通宝 - Wikipedia

ja.wikipedia.org

 

[special ed]

My mother had 4 coins like those on her sewing basket. I had always wanted them for my coin collection, but gone now.

 

[Shinpachi]

My mother had 4 coins like those on her sewing basket. I had always wanted them for my coin collection, but gone now.

Coins for the good health and prosperity

https://item.rakuten.co.jp/yamabun-r/br04a047/

 

[A4K]

Love these posts Shinpachi.

 

[Shinpachi]

Japanese life-size "live dolls 生人形(iki-ningyou)" in the middle ages

https://www.pinterest.jp/narinaru/%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%96%9C%E4%B8%89%E9%83%8E-%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8D%E4%BA%BA%E5%BD%A2/

 

[Shinpachi]

"Iki-ningyo" were made for an entertainment to display in the festival.

A farmer and his family

生き人形

○生人形（いきにんぎょう） 　活人形・生木偶・活木偶・活偶人、ともかく。 　安政...

yamada.sailog.jp

Lost ones in the history

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/b9/31/38/b931382e7a5c74e96416c593d20158b3.jpg

https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/1c/3e/3f75432cf16fb9f8e6cf6ea709aa146e.jpg

 

[Shinpachi]

Japanese girls in the 19th century.

生人形 明治時代少女体 文化遺産オンライン

bunka.nii.ac.jp

C0098404 生人形＿豊臣時代少女体鋸像 - 東京国立博物館 画像検索

生人形 束髪立姿明治令嬢体 文化遺産オンライン

bunka.nii.ac.jp

 

[Viking1066]

Excellent posts!!

 

[A4K]

Absolutely beatiful, works of art.
I love the realism...you can just hear the top girl in the last post saying 'You're two hours late... Where were you??'

 

[Wurger]

 

[GrauGeist]

My Aunt had a pair of traditional Geisha dolls each in handmade display cases, the wood portions of the case being ornate and hand-carved complete with a black lacquered finish.

The detail of the two girls were amazing, down to real eyelashes.

The dolls were about 20 inches tall each, the cases they were in, were over two feet tall.

After my Aunt passed away, they disappeared, sadly.

 

[A4K]

What a shame they are lost Dave.

 

[GrauGeist]

What a shame they are lost Dave.

Indeed.

They were given to my Aunt by my Uncle Bill, who had recieved them as a gift in the 1950's. Aparently, they were created in the 1920's or early 30's.

My Uncle Bill also happened to be one of the very few family members lost in combat over the past 200+ years. He was lost in Vietnam.

So the Dolls not only had aesthetic value for me, but a connection to family members.

 

[Shinpachi]

A good family story, Dave

Monk Cyougen in Shunjō-dō, Nara. 12th century.

【見仏入門】No.6　奈良・東大寺の仏像Part.2/二月堂、三月堂(法華堂)、四月堂、東大寺ミュージアムの仏像｜仏像リンク

東大寺の大仏殿・戒壇院の紹介に引き続いて、三月堂や二月堂などの東大寺の前身寺院があったといわれる東側のエリアを紹介をし

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Nankoh father and son. 19th century.
Used as display in the festival of Nagasaki many times.

View: https://twitter.com/ngs_rekibun/status/1177045233025961984/photo/1