Temari chronological table

Book : Temari was mentioned a part of it.
Haiku, Tanka or song : made about temari.
* will add a little by little.
or might be remaked without notice.
* Some of temaris in these were still not sure which kind of temari
because of the kanji character.

Date Period Details
600 飛鳥
Asuka
(end 6BC- begin 7BC)
蹴鞠/"Kemari" was introduced from China
It was kick ball for nobles.
700 奈良
Nara
( 710 - 784)
800-1200 平安
Heian( end 8BC - end 12BC)
-(1223)book"吾妻鏡"/"Azumakagami"
-(Mid Heian) book " 源氏物語"/"Genji monogatari"
-(Mid Heian) book "枕草子"/"Makuranosousi"
1300 鎌倉
Kamakura ( end 12BC - 1333 )
-(Begin Kamakura) book "平治物語"/"Heiji monogatari"
-(1368-1379)book "太平記"/"Taiheiki"
1400 室町
Muromachi (1392 - 1573 )
popular among the common people.
not only kick but throwed it
1500 桃山
Momoyama ( - end 16BC)
-(1506) found Tanka by Asukai Masayasu
1600 江戸
Edo ( begin 17BC -1867 )
- (End)"Tirimen"fabric was made
Many temaris used this fabric for dodaimari or decorating
- (1686)"好色一代女"/"Koushoku itidai onna" by 井原西鶴/Ihara Saikaku -(1694)Dictionary "和爾雅"/"Wajiga"
1700 江戸
Edo ( begin 17BC -1867 )
- (Mid) silk tread mari was made
leather ball(Kemari??)was made mainly til then - still for princess(ladies?) because silk was expensive
- (1754-1806) Engraving by 歌麿/Utamaro
- (Mid) Cotton extended and cotton mari was made by the common people
for specialy their girls
- (1763-1827) Haiku by 小林一茶/Kobayashi Issa
- (1758-1831) Chinese poem or Song by 良寛/Ryoukan
- (published 1777-1887) Japanese Dictionary "倭訓栞"/"Wakun no siori"
1800 明治
Meiji (1868 - 1912 )
-(1881)rubber ball was imported
- (mid) book "守貞漫稿"/"Morisadamankou"
- (published 1814-15 ) essay "骨董集"/"Kottoushuu"
1900 大正/Taishou (1912 - 1926 )
昭和/Shouwa ( 1926.12.25 - 1989.1.7 )
平成/Heisei (1989 - )
(1968)"手まり12ヶ月"/"Temari 12kagetu" was published by Ms Ozaki

" " - the name of book. Temari was mentioned.
" " - or the kind of fabric. Which was used for making temari later.