#dogū

[batcrooks]

the elevator pitch for this is "a Toy Story/Night at the Museum-style educational series that teaches kids about art history"

they probably wouldn't let me have the tits-out minoan snake woman but that's ok

[chernobog13]

Info page for 2009 television series The Ancient Dogoo Girl, aka Ancient Girl Dogu-Chan.

Dogu-chan, a super bubbly yokai hunter from Japan's Jōmon period, is resurrected in the modern day. Along with trying to acclimate to life in the new era, she has to fight evil yokai wearing magic dogū armor.

The series was directed by Noburu Iguchi, who also directed the films The Machine Girl (2008) and RoboGeisha (2009).

[hokuto-yuasa-journal]

サボテン鉢 Cactus Pot (Jōmon)

[chaotic-myth-boy]

Dogū ( or Shakōkidogū)

translation: Earthen figure

native location: Japan ( except Okinawa)

classification: construct

appearance: small clay sculptures 10-30 cm high. the appearance varies but the key features are large goggle like eyes, large heads, small waists, small arms, wide hips, thick powerful legs, protruding breast or nipples, and compact bodies

many of the figures were originally painted vermillion

abilities: Dogu are theorized to be able to remove misfortune and illness.

others theorize they represent a mother goddess or goddesses and have power in fertility and shamanistic writes.

Fun fact- the Dogu is the inspiration for Shakkoumon from Digimon, Baltoy and Claydol from Pokemon, as well as the appearance of but not the lore of the Arahabaki from SMT and Persona

[theinternetisaweboflies]

[cronencata]

Statue.

Commission Info.

[mini-girlz]

Shakōki Dogū (Goggle-eyed Clay Figurine)

Earthenware

Early Final Jomon period, 1,000 – 800 BCE

Tōhoku region. H. 7 ⅞ × W. 5 . × D. 3 . in. (19.8 × 14.9 x 8.9 cm)

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[theancientwayoflife]

~ Dogū. Alternate Title: 土偶 Place of origin: Japan Date: ca. 1000-250 B.C.