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Dolls

Japanese dolls were one of the first items that the Museum collected, and they continue to be an important part of the collection today. Miss Kyoto-fu, a gift from the Committee on World Friendship Among Children, arrived at the Boston Children's Museum in 1928 (see the Miss Kyoto Collections page). Miss Kyoto is joined by our collection of Hinamatsuri dolls, honoring the Girls' Day Festival held annually on March 3, as well as a variety of other types of Japanese dolls ranging from delicate paper to ceramic and wooden dolls. Do you see a doll that you would want to play with?

2009.102.1 Miharu ningyo (front)
2009.108.1 Kintaro Doll
2009.132.1 Anesama Ningyo (front)
2009.72.1.1 Isho-Ningyo Costume Doll (front)
2010.9.1-2 Egg Dolls
2013.XX.30 a Kokeshi (front)
AB 56-2 Front
AB 56-4 c Yamabushi Doll (front)
AB 57-1 Fuji Musume Doll (front)
AB 62-2 s4 Geisha Doll
AB 658 a Ichimatsu ningyo (front)
AB 73-1 Hairdressing doll (in box)
AB 739 a,b Tongue-Cut Sparrow dolls (front)
AB 75-2 Kintaro Doll
AB 82-30 and AB 82-31 Minzoku ningyo (front)
AB 85-14 Kokeshi (front)
AB 85-23 Kokeshi (front)
AB 85-26 Kokeshi
AB 85-31 Kokeshi (front)
AB 85-33 Kokeshi (front)
AB 86-8 a Doll (front)
AB 89-10 Izumeko
AB XX 170 Okagura Ningyo Set (wearing kitsune mask)
AB XX 177 a-b Kokeshi pair