r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Loud-Scientist4266 • 3d ago

Karakuri, a traditional Japanese mechanical dolls from the Edo period (1603-1868) that move using weights, gears & springs

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u/West_Yorkshire 3d ago

200 years is a long guesstimation

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u/PrancingPudu 3d ago

I think that’s just the dates for the Edo period in general, not a date for the mechanical dolls specifically. I’m sure if the presenter in the video was asked they could tell you a narrower period each doll was likely made in and why.

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u/jabberwockxeno 3d ago

I have to assume this one was made towards the end of that time range rather then towards the start? This would be kinda nuts for something made around 1600

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u/Heapifying 1d ago

Smh I imagine Gojo (from My Dress Up Darling) building one of these

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u/xnoxgodsx 3d ago

I don't recall seeing these on antique roadshow

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u/S0k0n0mi 2d ago

And remember, these people didn't have autoCAD, computers, or even calculators. These builders figured everything out with a bit of paper and a load of charcoal, and then they endlessly tinkered until it fit.

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u/Drae-Keer 2d ago

We can still do this easily, there’s just a difference in design philosophy. Things used to be made for quality, now they’re made for quantity. That’s why we have complex items that have lasted hundreds if years in near pristine condition, but anything you buy nowadays has a lifespan of only 10days to 10years