市いち松まつ人にん形ぎょう

noun

ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a sawdust torso

A traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust, often dressed in kimono. The name comes from the kabuki actor Ichimatsu Sanogawa, who popularized the style.

• 祖そ母ぼの家いえには古ふるい市いち松まつ人にん形ぎょうが飾かざってある。

  An old ichimatsu doll is displayed at my grandmother's house.