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This is a backup copy only.
September 2001

Main Entry

. ushi 丑 ox, oxen (cow, bull, calf) .







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ushi 丑 ox, oxen (cow, bull, calf)


The bull is one of the 12 zodiac animals of the Asian lunar calendar.
He is therefore a well-liked animal in folk art and handicraft.

It comes as a papermachee doll, clay doll or clay bell and other materials.


Introduction

. 12 zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi .

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. Daruma 「 だるま」 .

and more about the Bull and Cow Deities of Japan.

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ushi no dorei 丑土鈴 clay bells
. . . CLICK here for Photos !


ushi no ema 丑絵馬 votive tablets
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ushi no hariko 寅張子 papermachee dolls
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. ushi oni, ushioni, gyuuki 牛鬼 "bull-demon" .


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Jizo on the Bull

. Jizo and the Zodiac Animals .
Mitokusan, Temple Sanbutsu-Ji
三徳山三仏寺

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ABC - List of Zodiac Animal Toys from the Prefectures


Fukushima
. Akabeko　あかべこ　Red Cow .
from Aizu Wakamatsu　会津若松



Hiroshima
ne ushi nori Tenjin 寝牛乗り天神 Tenjin on a lying down cow
tachi ushi nori Tenjin 立ち牛乗り天神 Tenjin on a standing cow
Miyoshi town 三次市



Iwate

kin no bekko 金のべこっこ golden cow
Morioka




Kagawa
ushi nori kodomo 牛乗り子供 children riding on a cow
Takamatsu dolls for a bride 高松嫁入り人形




Nagasaki
gankake ushi 願かけ牛 making a vow with a cow
from Sasebo 佐世保



Okayama
Sakushuu ushi 作州牛 cow from Sakushu, Mimasaka
made from bamboo



Okinawa
. toogyuu 闘牛 fighting bulls .
Okinawa papermachee 沖縄張り子



Yamagata

Sasanobori 笹野彫 woodcarved from Sasano
Yonezawa 米沢市, Yamagata

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External LINKS



source : Cow Toys on Stamps
from many countries


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Amulets and O-Mamori
. 12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi .


. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

. WKD : Cow (ushi) .


. Tohoku after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011

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