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oshi-e 押し絵 / 押絵 raised or padded cloth picture
fabric picture, lit. pressed picture
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Edo Oshi-e Hagoita - Padded Collage Paddles are probably the most famous.
. Hagoita 羽子板 Battledore, Shuttlecock .
The process of making Edo Oshi-e Hagoita - Padded Collage Paddles is introduced here.
The items were made by professional
oshieshi, oshi-e shi 押絵師
craftsman making raised cloth pictures
source : edoichiba.jp.. oshie..
In some regions, hina dolls are made as oshi-e.
. Hina Doll Festival (hina matsuri 雛祭り) .
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Japanese Traditional Crafts – Oshie / Kurumie
Oshi-e (押絵/押し絵), which literally means “Pressed Picture,” is a traditional form of Japanese handicraft since the Edo period. Like a jigsaw puzzle, the picture is made up of many pieces. Each piece is wrapped in beautiful kimono fabric or paper, padded with cotton in between, and is nailed/glued together to create a three-dimensionally raised ornament.
Oshie
is commonly featured as main decoration (like applique) on various handicrafts (e.g. box making, wall hangings etc.), or simply mounted directly on Shikishi (色紙 / fancy cardboard) as artwork of seasonal symbols (e.g. Japanese New Year’s decorations). However, the epitome of elegance and good craftsmanship can be truly seen in Oshie Hagoita, which primarily depicts figure portrait (e.g. Kabuki or Geisha characters).
You may have heard of Kurumi-e (くるみ絵), which means “Wrapping Picture.”
It is a term used interchangeably with Oshie nowadays. However, to be precise, Kurumie is actually derived from Oshie, as an elementary level of the craft. The difference is that, while keeping the essence of the ancient Japanese technique, Kurumie uses sponge (foam) in replace of cotton. Of which, it enables beginners to finish their handiworks beautifully with greater ease, while keeping a reasonable essence of stereoscopic effect.
There are two main materials used for making Oshi-e & Kurumi-e:
Kimono Fabrics:
Kimono scraps were used in the olden days. Nowadays, these are not only expensive but hardly ever come by. In fact, Oshie craftsmen actually seek out the silk in antique markets, or get their stock directly from Kyoto kimono makers. For common folks like us, it is definitely easily to buy Chirimen (縮緬/ちりめん/crepe cloth) from craft stores to wrap the cardboard parts.
Fancy Japanese paper:
Chiyogami (千代紙) – “a thousand generation paper” – is an alternative to the highly-priced Washi (thick handmade paper). The beautiful craft paper is woodblock-printed with repetitive kimono designs, to emulate traditional kimono textile patterns.
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弁慶 Benkei
. Musashibo Benkei 武蔵坊弁慶 .
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. Edo shokunin 江戸の職人 Edo craftsmen .
oshieshi, oshi-e shi 押絵師 making raised cloth pictures
. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア - Tengu ABC-List .
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- ABC - List of oshi-e from the Prefectures
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. . . . . . . . . . Akita
Kakunodate 角館町
Hina meguri walking in Kakunodate 雛めぐりガイド
- source : ohtazawako.blogspot.jp
Find Your Favorite Hina Dolls in Kakunodate:
Sign Up for A Walking Tour and Stamp Rally For Special Services!
February to early March is when we begin to see the decorations of hina dolls all over Japan: It is when we celebrate the girls on hinamatsuri, the Hina Festival, on March 3.
Kakunodate Town, a town known for its rustic historical scenery, is also dubbed as Little Kyoto of Tohoku. Here, you can recollects the memories from the Samurai era with the houses and items that has been passed down over generations.
From February 18 to March 20, many shops in town display their family-owned hina dolls and make them available for public viewing; meanwhile, they offer you special discounts and festival-themed souvenirs available only during this time.
Look at more from a local exhibition here :
- source : kakunodate-kanko.jp
oshi-e bina 押し絵雛 hina dolls from raised cloth technique
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. . . . . . . . . . Nagano
Matsumoto 松本
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oshi-e bina 押し絵雛 Hina dolls from raised cloth
How to make them （まつもとおしえびな）
Study the parts and how to fix them together !
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. . . . . . . . . . Shiga 滋賀県
made by 東川雅彦, 米原市 Maibara - 押絵細工
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. . . . . . . . . . Yamagata 山形県
. Tsuruoka mingei 鶴岡民芸 folk art from Tsuruoka .
Tsurugaoka 鶴が岡 - Shōnai 庄内平野 Shonai plain
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oshi-e Princess Daruma
押し絵色紙 だるま雛
source ウイン２１/ WIN21 Co.,Ltd.
. Shikishi 色紙 Decoration Art Board .
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. Reference - 押し絵 .
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with regional workshops for foreign residents
ちりめんの押絵とつり雛とてまり
弓岡勝美 Yumioka Katsumi
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. Edo shokunin 江戸の職人 Edo craftsmen .
. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .
. Japan - Shrines and Temples .
. Tohoku after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011
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