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Hina and Japanese Dolls

  • Image of "Stand with Windup Dolls of Dancers, By Myōgaya Han'emon and Kawai Tanigorō Masazane Edo period, 1713"

    Stand with Windup Dolls of Dancers, By Myōgaya Han'emon and Kawai Tanigorō Masazane Edo period, 1713

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
    February 28, 2023 (Tue) - March 19, 2023 (Sun)

    Japanese families traditionally celebrate the Doll Festival on March 3, during which they pray for the health and happiness of their daughters. On this day, elaborate dolls (hina) representing aristocratic wedding ceremonies are displayed in family homes. This custom became popular during the Edo period (1603–1868), when a variety of unique dolls and methods for displaying them were developed throughout Japan. These hina dolls reflect a love for delicate and adorable things in Japan

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Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.

Dresser, Edo period, ca. 1850 (Gift of Mrs. Mitani Tei)

Hina Dolls (Kokin Type), Passed down by the Hibiya family, Edo period, 1860 (Private collection)

Stand with Windup Dolls of Dancers, By Myōgaya Han'emon and Kawai Tanigorō Masazane, Edo period, 1713

Boat-Shaped Festival Float with Dolls, Edo period, 19th century

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