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Whalebone springs

Documented in the archive in connection with Bunraku Puppet Theatre (Osaka, Japan).

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Classification
Material
Origin / Scope
Japan
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Whalebone springs is attested in the primary archival record for Bunraku Puppet Theatre in Osaka, Japan.

Born in Osaka's Dōtonbori theatre district through the collaboration of playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon and chanter Takemoto Gidayū, Ningyō Jōruri Bunraku pairs half-life-sized articulated wooden puppets with dramatic chanted narrative.

Three operators—the omozukai (head and right hand), hidarizukai (left hand), and ashizukai (feet)—breathe a single heartbeat into each figure.

Associated traditions

1
Bunraku Puppet Theatre
Osaka, Japan · Craft
■■■□ Stable

Sources

1

What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
Bunraku Puppet Theatre — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (Japan)Representative ListCC BY-SA 4.0
"Whalebone springs." Folkroom Archive (Materials), https://folkroom.org/materials/whalebone-springs · CC BY-SA 4.0.