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;On the Edo Era puppets (karakuri) | ;On the Edo Era puppets (karakuri) | ||
:http://web.archive.org/web/20170816043624/http://karakuriya.com/english/doll/shinatama.htm -- English | :http://web.archive.org/web/20170816043624/http://karakuriya.com/english/doll/shinatama.htm -- English | ||
::This page seems to be saying that the translation of Shinatama is "magician" | ::This page seems to be saying that the translation of Shinatama is "magician", but this is meant less in the sense of "one who performs magic" and more in the sense of "one who hides things with a sleight of hand". | ||
::"Shinatama" is represented by 品玉, followed by 人形 for "doll" or "puppet". The breakdown of 品玉 is complicated, but 品 primarily means "goods, article, thing" and 玉 has many meanings, mostly centered around things of value such as "jade, bead, gem, jewel". The implication is probably that this is a doll who hides/reveals treasure. | |||
::For a much more strained translation, 玉 can also mean "pretty girl", making Shinatama a "pretty girl thing", an object that resembles a girl. --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] ([[User talk:Iritscen|talk]]) 16:09, 1 August 2021 (CEST) | |||
:http://web.archive.org/web/20090223185000/http://www.imperioanime.com/karakuri-ningyo-munecas.html -- Spanish | :http://web.archive.org/web/20090223185000/http://www.imperioanime.com/karakuri-ningyo-munecas.html -- Spanish | ||
:http://web.archive.org/web/20210324174132/https://miksike.eu/documents/main/4klass/4nuku/elutuba/Marionetid/jaapani.htm | :http://web.archive.org/web/20210324174132/https://miksike.eu/documents/main/4klass/4nuku/elutuba/Marionetid/jaapani.htm | ||
;Video (with pronunciation of name) | ;Video (with pronunciation of name) | ||
:Japanese video demonstrating karakuri reproductions on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPNluRIUBs YouTube] -- a shinatama is featured at 3:00. | :Japanese video demonstrating karakuri reproductions on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPNluRIUBs YouTube] -- a shinatama is featured at 3:00. | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 1 August 2021
More links that concern Shinatama in some way
- TV Tropes mentions Shinatama as an example of the "Ridiculously Human Robot" trope, but actually counts it as a lampshade, to Oni's credit
- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RidiculouslyHumanRobots
- On the Edo Era puppets (karakuri)
- http://web.archive.org/web/20170816043624/http://karakuriya.com/english/doll/shinatama.htm -- English
- This page seems to be saying that the translation of Shinatama is "magician", but this is meant less in the sense of "one who performs magic" and more in the sense of "one who hides things with a sleight of hand".
- "Shinatama" is represented by 品玉, followed by 人形 for "doll" or "puppet". The breakdown of 品玉 is complicated, but 品 primarily means "goods, article, thing" and 玉 has many meanings, mostly centered around things of value such as "jade, bead, gem, jewel". The implication is probably that this is a doll who hides/reveals treasure.
- For a much more strained translation, 玉 can also mean "pretty girl", making Shinatama a "pretty girl thing", an object that resembles a girl. --Iritscen (talk) 16:09, 1 August 2021 (CEST)
- http://web.archive.org/web/20090223185000/http://www.imperioanime.com/karakuri-ningyo-munecas.html -- Spanish
- http://web.archive.org/web/20210324174132/https://miksike.eu/documents/main/4klass/4nuku/elutuba/Marionetid/jaapani.htm
- Video (with pronunciation of name)
- Japanese video demonstrating karakuri reproductions on YouTube -- a shinatama is featured at 3:00.