BLOG 18.  “Clockwork of the tea serving doll”

The tea serving doll has the escapement as the clock. 
Two drawings of it here are inserted in Karakuri Zui.
(1) The escapement is put on the side plate of the body. (ref. JAK p.110)
(2) The author of Karakuri Zui explains that the part of the gear to control the escapement can be done by nailing nails along the edge of a round plate instead of a crown-shaped gear. (ref. JAK p.122)

Also, a photo here is the actual construction of it. This was made by my friend karakuri restorer specialist Minesaki-san, and the gear of the escapement was made by cutting bamboo into a ring and shaved into crown shape as same as Edo period tea serving doll.