金魚台輪 Goldfish architrave 新発田市
| 口をあんぐりと開け､尾ひれを跳ね上げたユーモラスな金魚をモチーフにした金魚台輪｡子供達が祭りのパレードに引き出す台車のミニチュア玩具で､竹･木材･和紙を用いて作る｡玩灯といって明かりをともして楽しむ玩具である｡ 起源は､江戸時代で､お盆近くの夕暮れ時にになると､子供達が曳き車上に金魚の形をしたぼんぼりを乗せ､ロウソクを灯し曳き回して遊んでいた｡  |
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The goldfish lanterns are said to have been made by a bamboo craftsman named Shuhei Yashiro, whose ancestors were the flute player for the feudal lord Mizoguchi, as a summer toy for children during the Meiji period (1868-1912). It is said that when the Obon holidays approached, children would light candles and play by dragging them around at dusk.  |
