Old Japanese Hina Dolls House #1
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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 Empress’s 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