Oil-paper umbrella facts for kids
The oil-paper umbrella (Chinese: 油紙傘) is a type of paper umbrella from China. It has spread to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and Laos. People in these countries have developed the oil-paper umbrella with different features.
In China and Japan, in addition to use as providing shade, the oil-paper umbrella is used at weddings. In Ryukyu, it is also used at funerals.
Images for kids
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Oil-paper umbrella in the Legend of the White Snake
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Oil-paper umbrella from Fuzhou
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Terracotta Army
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Umbrella making as a home industry
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The underside of a Japanese oil-paper umbrella
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Oil-paper umbrella used in weddings in Ryūkyū
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Kyō wagasa, a traditional umbrella of Kyoto, Japan.
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Wagasa at a wedding ceremony
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Umbrella stand at the Sunday market, Chiangmai
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Phangki, son of Nāga under an oil-paper umbrella
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Hiroshige, The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, Rain Shower at Shōno
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Hyakunin Isshu by Kuniyoshi. Jakuren and a companion strolling in a grove of yew trees
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From Burmah a watercolor by Rao Bahadur M. V. Dhurandhar depicting a Burmese woman from Myanmar
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Oil paper umbrella art in southern China
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Paper parasol artisan in southern China
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See also
In Spanish: Sombrilla de papel-aceite para niños
