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Hina Dolls, Five Female Musicians (Onna gonin bayashi)

Museum No.
IK807

This is an unusual set of five female musician dolls. The five musicians are normally male, and depict the musicians of the Noh theater. Occasionally, however, there are female musician dolls such as these playing instruments of classical Gagaku court music ensembles. These dolls were originally part of a set of hina display with a palace.

Japan-Edo

Title Hina Dolls, Five Female Musicians (Onna gonin bayashi)
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Category Textiles (I), Dolls
Country Japan
Period Edo
Century 19th
Year 1861
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Donor Minami Tokuko, Narita Ikuko, and Hirai Sekiko
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