This card comes from a nine year old and is a photo of a Japanese puppet show. Bunraku  文楽  is a form of Japanese puppet theatre founded in Osaka near the beginning of the 17th century. It became popular after the playwright Chikamatsu Monsaemon  近松 門左衛門  began collaborating with the chanter Takemoto Gidayu  竹本 義太夫 , who had established the Takemoto puppet theatre in Osaka in 1684.  There are a couple of schools of Bunraku.Puppets of the Osaka tradition tend to be somewhat smaller, while puppets of the Awaji tradition are some of the largest as productions in that region are usually held outdoors.  Heads and hands are carved by specialists, while the bodies and costumes are constructed by puppeteers. The heads can be quite mechanical so its face can quickly transform into that of a demon. Controls are located on a handle that extends down from the neck of the puppet and are reached by the main puppeteer inserting their left hand into the chest of the p...