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Gina-B Silkworks Sagemon Template Tool

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Gina-B Silkworks Sagemon Template Tool

These little dolls made from fabric are often hung from mobiles for Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day) in Japan. They have many regional names, some of which, such as tsurushikazari, are difficult for the English speaker. As recommended by a Japanese friend, we chose Sagemon, which is from the Yanagawa area, as it is easier to remember in English.

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Babies

Dolls

Rabbit

Babies: Sarubobo & Tobibobo

This style of doll was used in maternity rooms by aristocrats for a safe delivery, healthy growth and to ward off sickness.

Saru translates as monkey, bobo is baby. The sarubobo crawls like a baby. Tobi means flying. By changing the head position the baby appears as if it is flying. As these dolls are also sometimes used as a substitute for the person, helping the owner three times, they traditionally have no faces.

Dolls: Hina

Dolls of all types are used on mobiles. They are used to represent the child and good wishes for it. The bundled doll represents warm thoughts and being cherished - the crawling doll to grow up healthy and strong. Standing dolls represent the healthy child, and when richly dresses, the hope for a good marriage.

In some areas dolls were made entirely of white cotton. This was a valuable fabric at that time & represented the baby in an innocent state. Traditionally, the crawling doll is positioned at the bottom of many mobiles.

Rabbit: Usagi

Rabbits are very popular symbols in Japan and have many meanings. Because they step forward and do not take steps back they are a symbol of advancement.

They are also a symbol of spring & fertility, additionally representing that the child will become a gently person. Sometimes they are stitched with red eyes to ward off evil.