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/ˈkɛnˌdɑːmə/ · noun
A traditional Japanese toy with an attached ball that can be caught in any of three cups or on a spike..
An especially haunting work, “If the Moment Came,” is a waist-high black box with a top made of wired glass and a murky interior that shows a looping video of a hand playing with a kendama, a Japanese toy featuring a wooden handle and a small ball. The artist, Chloë Cheuk, said that she created the installation after making an audio recording of boys playing with kendamas at one of the 2014 protest sites.
He spread kendama throughout Japan utilizing strong-minded leadership while working energetically on unifying and codifying the techniques. […] In 1980 Fujiwara moved production of the official JKA kendama to the company Hakushinsya (maker of the Shinfuji).
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Kendama means A traditional Japanese toy with an attached ball that can be caught in any of three cups or on a spike..
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An especially haunting work, “If the Moment Came,” is a waist-high black box with a top made of wired glass and a murky interior that shows a looping video of a hand playing with a kendama, a Japanese toy featuring a wooden handle and a small ball. The artist, Chloë Cheuk, said that she created the installation after making an audio recording of boys playing with kendamas at one of the 2014 protest sites.
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