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Scope and Contents The name, Anesama, literally means ‘honorable elder sister’ but it is also used to name the flat, folded paper dolls. These dolls do not have facial features, as casual images are not given identities in Japanese culture. As a result, the dolls are believed to have no life and no power to harm humans. Anesama, made out of plain, patterned, and crêpe papers are popular toys and decorative figures. Several different kinds of Japanese papers, such as washi, kōzo, mitsumata and ganpi, are...