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Old Japanese Hina Dolls House #1 browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives: Pre 1940: item # 56022
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I have never seen this type of Hina Goten (Palace) until I found this one. No longer a spring chicken myself, I asked several people in Japan if they knew anything about this style. No one knew. We may call this a rare find. The Hina ningyo (doll) set that I grew up with was displayed in the steps style, which is still a common way of displaying 15 dolls with furnitures as long as a space permits. The Emperor and Empresss hands are made out of wood covered with Gofun(layers of oyster shell). The body is suffed with straws. The costume is a beautiful old silk brocade. I can find this kind of quality brocades only in these old dolls or in super expensive coverings for old Japanese tea caddy.
The style of all the Hina dolls are from Heian Period (794 E1192), a good old peaceful day before the barbarians (samurai) came to power. The dimensions of the palace are: 21 1/4H x 16 1/2W x 11 1/4D Assembling the house is easily done and all the pieces fit into the box shown including the dolls. I was able to acquire several of the palaces at this time and the rest will be listed later at my site. |
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