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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
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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
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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
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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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