菊人形

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 菊人形（きくにんぎょう） combines 菊 and 人形 and refers to a figure decorated using chrysanthemums.
• Basic usage: It names an object displayed or used as decoration; the first example places it at an autumn event.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What the flowers decorate
  • In the second example, 菊人形の衣装 is the figure's costume, decorated with layers of small flowers.
• Flowers versus the decorated figure
  • 菊 names the chrysanthemums used as material; 菊人形 names the whole figure decorated with flowers.