1.0PAPERSKYhttps://papersky.jp/en/Akirahttps://papersky.jp/en/author/akira/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qhoafrXyZ1"><a href="https://papersky.jp/en/craftsman-series-nagasaki/">CRAFTSMAN SERIES<br>『Japanese Makers』</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://papersky.jp/en/craftsman-series-nagasaki/embed/#?secret=qhoafrXyZ1" width="600" height="338" title="“CRAFTSMAN SERIES<br>『Japanese Makers』” — PAPERSKY" data-secret="qhoafrXyZ1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://papersky.jp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://papersky.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/doors_nagasaki_2-2.jpg17001133Koga Ningyo is considered one of the three finest clay dolls of Japan, alongside Fushimi Ningyo from Kyoto and Tsutsumi Ningyo from Sendai. The history of Koga dolls dates back to 1592, when a potter from Kyoto, during his stay in Nagasaki, visited the village of Koga along the old Nagasaki Kaido road (currently Nakazato-machi, Nagasaki) and taught his doll-making techniques to the Ogawa family. The techniques have been handed down for as long as four centuries ever since.Today, the tradition is kept alive by the 19th generation, Kenichi Ogawa. He works with some 90 molds, large and small. “I make the dolls single-handedly, from start to finish.” That involves placing the clay in the molds, shaving off the excess, polishing, firing, underglazing, drawing the eyes, and finally, painting.