The traditional art of Kyoto doll-making
(19 Oct 2008)
Kyoto - 22nd August 2008
1. Various two kinds of Kyo Ningyo or Kyoto Dolls, Musume Ningyo, and Hina Ningyo
2. Exterior of Kyoto Doll manufacturer Ohashi Ippo
3. Wide of workshop
4. Wide interior workshop
5. Set up of second generation owner, Ohashi Ippo
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ohashi Ippo
"Its around fifty one or fifty two years since I started work here."
7. Various of Ohashi Ippo making a Hina Doll
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ohashi Ippo, Doll manufacturer:
"There are several different types of Kyo Ningyo or Kyoto Dolls. I mainly make Hina dolls but also Musha dolls like those behind me for the festival that occurs in May. We also make Ichimatsu, Musume and Gosho dolls. These are the kinds of dolls that are generally referred to by the term Kyo Ningyo."
9. Close up Hina Dolls
10. Various of two kinds of Musha Doll (Dolls dressed as Samurai warriors.)
11. Midshot Musume Doll rear
12. Close up Musume Doll front
13. Various of an Ichimatsu Doll
14. Gosho Doll
15. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ohashi Ippo, Doll manufacturer:
"Kyo Ningyo are made through a division of labour. During the first stage of the process a craftsman known as a Kashira San makes the head and face."
16. A doll's head
17. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ohashi Ippo
"When we receive the head we then pass it on to another specialist who puts on the hair."
18. Various, doll's head with hair
19. Close up hands in various stages of the construction process
20. Close up accessories.
21. Close up detail of fan
22. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ohashi Ippo, Doll manufacturer
"When all the parts have been collected we clothe the dolls, attach the accessories, decide the pose that the dolls will take and finish them."
23. Various of craftsman making sections of the doll's kimonos.
24. Set up of Ohashi
25. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Ohashi Yoshiyuki, craftsman and son of Ohashi Ippo :
" When a doll that I've made, for example a Hina Doll is bought by a child's grandparents and they complement me on my craftsmanship and thank me for my work it makes me really happy. It makes me want to improve my skill further and make even better dolls."
26. Various of Ohashi Ippo completing a Hina Doll (Bending the arms is a process known as Kainoari. This determines the overall look of the doll and is regarded as the most difficult part of the process.)
LEAD IN:
Kyoto is famous as a centre for traditional arts and crafts many of which have continued to thrive to the present day.
Among them is the art of doll making, a traditional industry that continues to employ over 300 artisans involved in the creation of Kyo Ningyo or Kyoto Dolls.
STORY LINE :
Japan's former Imperial capital city Kyoto has been the hub of doll making for centuries.
Kyoto dolls were popular among the children of the nobility in the medieval period but by the 17th century had become used more as decorative pieces.
Ohashi Ippo is a master craftsman who has been making Kyo Ningyo or Kyoto style dolls for over fifty years.
He learned his craft from his father who had in turned been apprenticed to a ninth generation Kyoto doll maker called Nakamura Tahei.
Ippo explains the different kinds of Kyoto dolls that exist.
The development of other arts and crafts in the city like lacquer ware and textile manufacture made Kyoto a perfect environment for the development of a doll making industry.
The kimonos that the dolls wear for example are traditionally made from textiles woven in Kyoto's Nishijin district.
Originally dolls were made as talisman to ward off evil that might afflict children.
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