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Title |
Japanese Emperor Dairi-hina Girl's Day Doll, n.d. |
Object Name |
Doll |
Description |
Japanese Emperor Dairi-hina Girl's Day Doll, n.d. Emperor dairi-hina doll (A) that sits atop a Japanese Girls' Day display during Hina Matsuri "Festival of the hina dolls." Made in Japan. Male figure has white porcelain head and white plastic hands and feet. His short black hair is secured in a top-knot with brown cordage. He is wearing a brown and black robe printed with white birds (?) with orange and golden details. Figure has very broad shoulders. The sleeves and neck of his robe is lined with layers of gold, green, violet and white fabric. There is a white with black edges 3" wide 'mat' strapped to the figure's back with a black leather belt. Bottom of doll is shaped like an oval with pointed ends and is wrapped in a white-on-white checkerboard fabric with decorated with round medallions. Front of this 'oval-shaped' pad has overlapping 'legs' from which extend white plastic feet. Accessories included with doll are sword w/sheath, helmet w/separate black screen rectangular decoration and a wooden stick. Also includes two bases: larger bottom base (B) is painted solid black lacquer along outer edges while smaller top base (C) is covered in sewn plant material with fabric-lined edges front and back. The top edge of front and back has a striped green, tan, blue, brown, indigo and orange motif printed with diamonds. This wraps around corner to side edges which are also covered in the sewn plant fiber. Front of base has matching printed fabric while fabric on back is solid red. |
Date |
n.d. |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2016.007.001 |
Dimensions |
H-13 W-14.5 D-10.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
overall with both bases |
Collection |
3D - Toys |
Inscription Text |
none |
Provenance |
Given to Sue Hara of San Mateo as a gift. Brand new/never removed from gift box. |
Search Terms |
Dolls Japanese Japanese Americans Japanese Girls Day Dolls |
Subjects |
Celebrations Ceremonial objects Dolls Girls |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Sue Hara |