Humorous clay dolls that have evolved uniquely

Knownforitsuniquestyle,exemplifiedby"CatwithOctopus,"anddiversedesigns,"SagaraDolls"havegainedwidespreadpopularityThe"SagaraDolls,"alongsideSendai's"TsutsumiDolls"andHanamaki's"HanamakiDolls,"arecountedamongthethreegreatclaydollsoftheTohokuregionThecreationofthesedollsbeganwithSeizaemonAtsutadaSagara,whoestablishedthe"NarushimaKiln"intheYonezawadomainIn1967,the10thgenerationoftheSagarafamily(7thgenerationofdollmaking)revivedthetraditionToday,the8thgenerationcarriesonthecraft,continuingtocreatethesedolls

Thesedollsaresmallerthanotherclaydollsandaredistinguishedbytheirtriangulareyesandhumorous,narrativethemesOneofthemostfamouspieces,"CatwithOctopus,"mightseemmodernduetoitsquirkyappearance,butithasrootsintheEdoperiodItsfreespiritedstyleremainsalivetoday,passeddownthroughgenerations,bringingjoyinvariousforms,suchastheoddeyed"CatwithOctopus"withdifferentcoloredeyes