Teru Teru Bōzu Artwork - from latest episode of UJ (Patreon)
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I found some old artwork with the old fashioned way of making teru teru bōzu that I wanted to share.
Here you'll find one under the eaves of the house, upside down, on a rainy day.
This one is hung right side up and very kimono-looking. It looks more modern, because it is.
The above is from a 1933 textbook for elementary school-aged children. It's a story about a boy who hangs up a teru teru bōzu and sings the song.
(Man, katakana drives me nuts. Utaimashita = ウタヒマシタ.)
Of course, Utagawa Kuniyoshi makes them darling. And alive!
Another upside down one.
Toiyama Sekien's (probably the oldest version) take calling it a Hiyori Bō (Sunny Monk). It was only to be seen on sunny days, not rainy ones. So, again, feels different than the Chinese tale of the young girl who was sacrificed so she could go sweep away the rain (mentioned in the podcast).
And finally, this was the only image I could find of the cut in half and upside down kind.