Kukuri-zaru, the bundling monkey is a monkey of the stuffed animal that hangs in the front of the house in Nara. Have you ever seen them? In the Koujin festival people use bundling monkeys as scapegoats for punishment by god.
bundling monkey Nara Koujindou |
bundling monkey Nara Akahada-yaki |
Nara Koujindou @ |
following is a variety of clay bells of Kukuri-zaru
Nogomi dolls Saga Pref. |
By Mr. Takashi Takahashi |
Shigi-san Nara Pref. |
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@There is Kojin in Kyoto near Kiyomizu-dera temple & Yasakano-tou, too. You can get some clay bells related the bundling monkeys. |
Yasaka-Koujindou by Mr. Syuugaku Koyama |
Yasaka-Koujindou by Mr. Syuugaku Koyama |
Yasaka-Koujindou by Mr. Syuugaku Koyama |
Yasaka-Koujindou by Mr. Syuugaku Koyama |
Yasaka-Koujindou by Mr. Syuugaku Koyama |