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 Manufacturer : Gakken  
 Package size  123x160x212mm
 Saize after completion  150dx160wx250h(mm)
 Weight  970g
 Battery  Unnecessary
 Country of manufacturer  China
 Assembly time  5 hours
Gakken "Bow-shooting Boy" Karakuri Puppet Series  
GK-KPB-b
3%-10% discount on purchasing price.
Gakken / Bow-shooting Boy (Karakuri Puppet)

The Art of the Karakuri Master that appears in Yumihiki Doji
Yumihiki Doji (original Bow-Shooting Boy) is often called "The masterpiece of Karakuri* Dolls". The art of a master craftsman is alive in this piece of work made by Tanaka Hisashige, popularly known as Karakuri Giuemon who was an outstanding scientist in the late Edo period.
The people at that time must have gazed with breathless interest at such smooth movements as taking an arrow from the arrow holder, putting it to the bow, and shooting the target.
This Bow-Shooting Boy kit reproduces the mechanism and movement of the original Yumihiki Doji so that anyone can enjoy assembling.
Please enjoy the wonderful techniques performed with simple combination of a mainspring, wheels and cams.
CAUTION!
*Please read the following instructions before using this kit.
*Use caution when handling any metallic parts that are thin and sharp. Improper use may cause injury.
*To avoid the risk of suffocation, do not swallow small parts.
*Be careful not to point your hands and eyes with the screwdriver and the like in this kit to avoid injury.
*Be careful that your fingers are not caught in a machine while operating .
*Do not break up the mainspring. An inner tension spring may come loose and cause injury.
*Please read the assembly instructions and cautions in this booklet carefully before use. Do not use the parts that are broken or deformed while in use.
*The colors may fade out of the Kimonos when it is exposed to the sun. Keep the doll with care.
*Do not wash the Kimonos with whites. The colors may be washed off and stain whites.

Movie of "Bow-shooting Boy" Windows media player

English Manual Download(PDF)

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Movement until arrow is shot
"Bow-shooting Boy" controls all operation by combining the spring, the cogwheel, the cam, and the cam board.
It finishes striking the arrow from the movement of the right hand to taking the arrow and it changes slightly by adjusting the string that ties respectively operation until going into taking the following arrow.

 

"Seven cam boards" that controls all movements
"Bow-shooting Boy controls all operation only by combining the spring, the cogwheel, the cam, and the cam board.
Cam boards are parts that catch working of the cam, and play the important role that ties to the string.
A rich expression that was the peculiar characteristic of "Bow-shooting Boy" though it was a scale of 2/3 at that time and smooth movement were able to be reproduced by the synchronization of a role that 7 cams and was each cam boards.

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