Japanese puppets

The first Japanese puppets were made in 16. century.
The movements of Japanese puppets are like clockworks which were brought in from Europe. On the same principle worked  "auto-mata" puppets in Europe.
European puppets did an impression of human gestures very exactly but the Japanese puppets tried to transmit emotions with abstract gestures.

For making every puppet were needed woodcarver, mask master, mechanic, and seamster. And of course puppet master yourself who could create a perfect puppet.
In these 200 years old puppets had the unique mechanisms.

The carrying puppets.

"A puppet on another puppet's shoulder"
The movement mechanism is in the smaller puppet.
They make together a pair.

"A handstand puppet on the pine branch "
This puppet consist of old man and smaller puppet who is sitting on his shoulders and can make acrobatic tricks.

Spatial puppets.
"Puppet who makes tricks"
Shinatama puppet lift the cover of box to show treasure. Then he shut the box and when he open it again then there is a new treasure.

"Mouse-puppet"

This is a music box. When to turn the handle then start a mouse to play drum and pray.