Ichimatsu ningyo, which consists of a head and limbs made from the mixture of sawdust of paulownia wood and wheat starch, or from wood, painted with a white pigment made from oyster shells (or that made from clam shells), connected to a body made from a sawdust-stuffed cloth, is sold naked and the purchaser makes its costume. |
桐塑または木で出来た頭と手足に胡粉(ごふん、蛤粉ともいう)を塗り、おがくずを詰め込んだ布で出来た胴につなげた人形で、裸の状態で売られ、衣装は購入者が作成する。 |