4Ground Peasant Labourer’s Dwelling (PrePainted) FGR 28SEDO102

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This is the most simple of lowland Noka (farmstead dwellings). It would be the home to a family of Mizunomi (farm labourers). This Minka (vernacular built) dwelling is made from Kyoro-Gumi (wooden post-framing), with timber boarded panel walls throughout. Even though this family is of low statues internally there is still the lower 'Doma' of Doza (padded earth) where many household jobs are done and beside that the 'Hiroma' of 'Taka-Yuka' (raised timber flooring), where the family eat and sleep. Outside the front there is a Hi-en Engawa (full length veranda) with a Naga-ita (wood planking) roof. The dwelling has a Buki (thatched) Kirizuma roof, the mune-jimai (ridge cover) is the relatively common Oki-chi.

Mizunomi (literally- Water Drinkers) were the poorest of the Hyakushou (Peasant Farmers), this their most common collective name, possible insinuated they were only worthy enough to drink water like animals. Such landless folk were also known as Kabu (Turnips) because boiled turnips was all their families ate and Atamafuri (head shakers) because as the lowest in village society they would be constantly bowing to their betters in the community. Among this group were the Genin (indentured labourers) and the Fudai (hereditary serfs).

Life for Mizunomi was very hard and often quite short, they were often beaten and even more grossly abused. They toiled as hard as beasts of burden in the village fields, but they also had the greatest burden to fulfill their villages obligations of service Yaku.

Mizunomi would only get to join their lords Ashigaru (levy soldiers) when numbers were really low for a campaign and had to be made up with such lowly beings. If the son of a Mizunomi family ran away to become an outlaw his family was punished for this crime.

Product Code: 28S-EDO-102

28mm Scale models supplied unassembled. Miniatures by Northstar and Sogunate Japanese Fencing is not included. Colour of thatch may vary.

This kit is rated 4Ground skill level 4.

This kit includes: 1 x 28mm Shogunate Japanese Peasant Labourer's Dwelling.