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Karakuri Doll (Automaton), Tsuchigumo (The Monster Spider)
- Museum No.
- IK821-54
Photo No：446-10945
Color type：Color
| Title | Karakuri Doll (Automaton), Tsuchigumo (The Monster Spider) |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Textiles(I), Dolls |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 19th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 55.7cm |
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| Signature/Seals Etc | |
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Included Works
Dolls (From a group of 152)
IK821
IK821-1- Papier-Mâché Dogs (Inuhariko)
IK821-2 - Papier-Mâché Dogs (Inuhariko)
IK821-3
IK821-4- Hina Dolls, Early Kyōho bina (Genroku bina) Type
IK821-5
IK821-6- Hina Dolls, Kyōho bina Type
IK821-7
IK821-8- Hina Dolls, Kyōho bina Type
IK821-9
IK821-10
Hina Dolls, Jirōzaemon Type
IK821-11
IK821-12- Hina Dolls, Jirōzaemon Type
IK821-13 - Hina Dolls, Jirōzaemon Type
IK821-14
IK821-15
IK821-16
IK821-17
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This mechanical doll represents a scene from the Noh play Tsuchigumo (The Monster Spider), in which the warrior Minamoto no Raikō vanquishes an enormous spider. When the spring mechanism (zenmai) inside was wound up, a spider would come down next to the pine tree behind Raikō.
Japan-Edo