Papier-mache Monkey

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**Stamps with Folk Toys: Monkey performing the Sanbaso Dance // Sanbaso monkey from Ishikawa - papermachee doll

Sanbaso is an auspicious dance, .. Смотреть далее »often performed during the New Year season.
It started in the ninth century as a dance to avoid earthquakes.
It is also performed during wedding ceremonies or other auspicious events.
The dancer is clad in a special robe with a large eboshi hat and holds a fan and a bell.
At the end of the dance, he recites:
"We are fortunate that this generation has gained peace."

Страна:	Япония
Тип:	Почтовые марки
Серия:	New Year's Greetings 1992 - Year of the Monkey
Номинал:	41+3 ¥
Год:	1991
Размер:	25 x 51 mm
Перфорация:	comb 13½
Тираж:	15,000,000