雉子車（初期の習作）Pheasant Toy(early studies)

まさに、７０代になって絵を描き始めた頃の習作です。

This is exactly the kind of study she began painting when she was in her 70s.

雉子車（きじぐるま）とは、木製玩具の一種。「きじ馬」とも言う。素朴な作風が特色。きじ馬の「きじ」は「雉」と「木地」のダブルミーニングを持っていると言われる。

九州地方独特の玩具であり、野鳥のキジを模して木材を削って造り、車輪と紐を付属させ、屋外で牽引して遊ぶ。

A kiji-guruma is a type of wooden toy.

It is also called "Kiji-uma.

It is characterized by its simple style.

The "Kiji" in Kiji-uma is said to be a double meaning of "pheasant" and "wood.

It is a toy unique to the Kyushu region.

It is made by cutting wood to resemble a pheasant, a wild bird, with wheels and strings attached, and is played with outdoors by being pulled.