What is the origin of Russian dolls? Introduction of Russian dolls.

1, origin: Taowa was introduced to Russia from Japan at the beginning of18th century, and it has a history of nearly 300 years. After continuous thinking and improvement by Russians, pottery tiles with different shapes and exquisite craftsmanship have become unique handicrafts and tourist souvenirs in Russia. The first Russian doll appeared at the end of19th century, but among many things with typical Russian characteristics, it gained unprecedented recognition and became a symbol of Russian folk art ... The Russian doll was originally a Japanese doll in Honshu Island, Japan, with the image of Buddhist saint Fluma. These dolls are nested one by one, and some of them are connected together. The Japanese believe that the first person who made this doll in Honshu Island was a Russian monk.

2, doll legend:

According to legend, there are two cousins in the Russian nation who grew up together. Later, their cousins left their hometown. Because they miss their cousins in their hometown, they make wooden dolls every year, and the dolls they make get bigger every year. A few years later, he returned to his hometown and gave the doll to his cousin. Later generations imitated it as a doll, also known as an auspicious doll. Another said: Matryona and Matriosha are very common female names in the old Russian countryside. Scholars point out that these two names contain the Latin root "mater", which means mother. Hearing this name, people can easily think of the mother of a big peasant family, usually a strong and capable Russian woman, a little obese and with many children. Moreover, there are so many small dolls hidden in the chubby wooden dolls that the dolls naturally become the names of beautifully carved and brightly colored wooden dolls.