Washi Ningyou 3D

Konnichi wa mina san..

In Japan, dolls have  many a long tradition and are still made today, for household shrines, for formal gift-giving, or for festival celebrations such as Hinamatsuri, the doll festival, or Kodomo no Hi, Children's Day. It was believe in old traditions that dolls can protect a girl from a bad thing, and it's believed too by Japanese bride.



For me, Japanese dolls have mono no aware, which it means that it's not only about a doll but there a aesthetic value and beauty that can't be described directly. In the book of Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo said that ningyou haved played a far more important role in Japanese culture than one might initially imagined. Wonderful, isn't it.
Nowadays, Japanese dolls have so many shape and design. And because of the creativity, there a Japanese dolls that's made from paper and we called it washi ningyou.   I think you have known about washi ningyou, aren't you? Well, washi ningyou is a popular Japanese paper dolls that have a beautiful shape and design. Like this one:



You can use washi ningyou as a bookmark or present for your friends, family, or lovers. But now we will  have a little talk about a real one washi ningyou that can stand and it's 3D. ^_^





Washi Ningyou 3D
Washi Ningyou 3D- Japanese Bride

Washi ningyou 3D is made from a simple tools. The head of dolls is made from white cork balls and the body is made from thick cartoon that easy to be fold into a cylinder shape. there's a measurement fo kimono design. 


cork ball
There are so much design for washi ningyou 3D and you can make it as you want. When i tried to made it in bunka taiken class, i feel so nervous and happy.  I made it patiently and finally i could. Yeah. As i remember, what you need for make washi ningyou 3D is:
  • 1 White cork ball
  • Washi paper
  • Kimono design for front and back side
  • Thick carton that have a cylinder shape
  • Glue, i used UHU
  • 1 Cotton bud for taking the glue
  • Black crepe paper for the hair
  • and a tissue bundle that we will put into cylinder carton so the dolls wont be falling.
It was fun and i love to make washi ningyou 3D. The Sensei was said that if you really interested and want make washi ningyou as your business, it's a good idea. Because you are not only sell the ningyou but also your creativity. Its really difficult to find a tutorial for the washi ningyou 3D.
I want to make washi ningyou again,  -.- but i still have a pile of homework that i must finish.
Okay guys, thanks for the read and see you again...

At last, this is my washi ningyou 3D that i made in bunka taiken class. ^_^. Have fun.... Mata ne...



Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_traditional_dolls

Book of Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo by Alan Scott Pate.
Tuttle Publishing, 2008




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