Antique Japanese Dolls - The Honorable Dog

"The Honorable Dog" Like their living counterparts, dog figures have a place in traditional Japanese culture. Article by Alan Scott Pate, Bark, Nov/Dec 2006 issue, pp 72-75 Alan Pate explores the symbolism of dog imagery in Japanese doll culture.



	Bark - the modern dog culture magazine November/December 2006

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"Dogs and dolls, an unlikely combination? In the cultural context of pre-modern Japan, where dolls (ningyô) served as a popular medium to express a wide range of subjects, from the fantastic to the mundane, and dogs made regular appearances in all artistic media, it is not so surprising that we find dolls with dogs and dogs as dolls, a clear reflection of their respective importance."
The author, Alan Pate, is the owner of Antique Japanese Dolls in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, Tel +1 (575) 422-6717 E-mail: info@antiquejapanesedolls.com He received an M. A. in Korean history and language from Harvard University.

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