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Takatsuki |
Also called koshidaka . A single-legged standing tray for presenting offerings ( shinsen ) that is thought to be identical to an item called takatsuki in the Engishiki 's section on the Daijōsai (Great Festival of Enthronement). Originally, takatsuki were used as stands to hol... |
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Tamagushi |
An object presented to the kami by a priest or worshiper, composed of a sprig of evergreen sakaki to which paper streamers ( shide ), or paper mulberry fibers ( yū ) have been attached. Numerous theories have been advanced to explain the origin of the tamagushi ; and the most common holds ... |
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Yamaboko |
One type of float ( dashi ) used in festival processions. A "mountain" or other shape is constructed on top of a wheeled platform and topped by a spear or halberd. This kind of float is said to have developed from the Heian-period shirushi no yama ("sign-mountain"... |
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Ōgi |
Originally a fan for cooling oneself; used as an accessory when ritual vestments are worn in Shinto ritual. Unlike the flat and rigid uchiwa , the folding ōgi was invented in Japan, and is found in two main types, the hiōgi made of thin overlapping slats of Japanese cypress ( hinoki ), an... |
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Ōnusa |
An honorific for the more common nusa , a ritual purification wand. Wands presented when invoking the kami or when exorcising sins or imperfections ( tsumi ) were called nusa , and made primarily from the inner bast of paper mulberry ( yū ), fibers of flax ( asa ), and, later, from woven fa... |
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