Hinamatsuri

Hinamatsuri, the Doll Festival or Girls’ Day, is held annually on March 3 to celebrate the happiness and health of young girls. The holiday originated during the Edo period (1600-1868) to ward off evil spirits, and at some Hinamasturi festivals today, people release paper dolls into the rivers to carry away sickness and bad fortune. Setting up a display of special festival dolls in the house is fundamental to the festival. Hinamatsuri dolls, known has hina-ninygo, wear Heian period (794-1192) clothing, and are placed in specific locations according to hierarchy on a tiered platform covered with red felt. A Hinamatsuri doll set always includes an emperor and an empress doll, and larger displays also have courtiers, guards, and furnishings.

Name	Description	Object ID
Hinaningyō Doll	This Nō dancer doll is intended for display during Hinamatsuri (the Doll Festival). The doll is portrayed kneeling on one knee; he has a stiff topknot tied with a green cord and wears a richly brocaded silk kimono in gold, blue, red, and green with wide tan silk...	2004.10.2
Hinaningyo Doll	This court servant doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of dolls. In a traditional Hinamatsuri arrangement, the doll would be positioned on the fifth tier. The doll has a white composition face, red painted lips, and black hair tucked under a skiff. He wears a narrow...	AB 1055 dd
Hinaningyo - Empress Doll	This empress doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of dolls. She is dressed in a red and gold brocade kimono and wears a gold headdress. There are two spots painted on her forehead and she has long, black, styled hair, in Heian-era fashion. There are two...	AB 1055 f
Hinaningyo - Emperor Doll	This emperor doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of figures. He is dressed in a black brocade kimono with a red and gray satin lining, and he wears a gold cap. There are two spots on his forehead. He sits on a white cushion on top of a striped cushion, which...	AB 1055 g
Kakebanzen Tables	This pair of identical miniature tables are called kakebanzen, and are part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of figures. The tables are made of black lacquer with gold decorations and red lacquer tops. The legs are curved and joined at the bottom. There are nine...	AB 1055 k,l
Sannin Kanjo Hinaningyo Doll	This lady-in-waiting hinaningyō doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of dolls. One of the sannin kanjo (ladies in waiting), she would be positioned on the second tier in a traditional Hinamatsuri arrangement. She is seated, holding a black lacquer...	AB 1055 p
Sakura Tree	This miniature sakura (cherry tree) is part of a Hinamatsuri set of dolls. It would be placed on the fifth tier amid servants and guards in a traditional arrangement. The tree is composed of four wooden trunks with pink cloth blossoms and buds. It is enclosed by a wooden grillwork...	AB 1055 r ww
Hinaningyo Musician Doll	This court musician doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of dolls. One of the gonin bayashi (five musicians), the doll would be positioned on the third tier in a traditional Hinamatsuri arrangement. The doll holds a drumstick in one hand and has a small ...	AB 1055 t
Hinaningyo Musician Doll	This hinaningyō doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of dolls. The doll is one of the five gonin bayashi, or musicians. He is sitting in a position to play the flute, which is now missing. He is wearing a purple and gold brocade outer kimono...	AB 1055 w
Hinaningyo Doll	This court guard figure is part of a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set of dolls; it would be positioned on the fifth tier in a traditional arrangement. The doll represents the army and is dressed in a gold brocade kimono with red-lined sleeves, wears his gray hair tied in a...	AB 1055 y
Hinaningyo Doll	This female lady-in-waiting doll is part of a Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival or Girls' Day) set. She has a white composition face and black hair pulled back into long ponytail. Her hair falls down her back to the end of her trousers and is tied at the back of her neck and at intervals down the...	AB 1130 m
Miniature Hinaningyo Set	This miniature Japanese Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) set is made of wood carved in a traditional style from Nara, Japan. The set has a wooden base with a four-tier staircase (t) and a wooden background featuring a painted pine tree design (u). Fifteen wooden figures, each with...	AB 62-1 a-u
Gosho-guruma	This gosho-guruma, or ox-drawn carriage, is part of a set of figures for a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) display. The two-wheeled cart is made of black lacquer with gold designs (including peonies, peaches, and fans); it has red window shutters with tassels and a ladder...	AB 70-3 v
Warabe-ningyo	This picture or wall hanging is a Hinamatsuri, Girls' Day or the Doll Festival, decoration. The wall hanging features a "Warabe-ningyo" ("young girl doll"), a type of kami-ningyo, or paper doll. The paper doll is three-dimensional and origami-folded; she consists of a red ...	AB 81-93 a
Miniature Hinaningyō Set	This miniature Hinaningyō set is held in a miniature red box with a floral design on the exterior. The set, only 1 1/4" tall, is an abbreviated version of the traditional Hinamatsuri doll arrangement. It has a pull-out, three-tiered stand on which the ten tiny dolls are positioned. Decorative...	AB 88-1
Snoopy Hinaningyō	This set of two Snoopy dolls is for a Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day or Doll Festival) celebration. (a) refers to the Snoopy doll in blue, and (b) refers to the slightly larger Snoopy dog in red (possibly meant to be Snoopy's sister Belle). Belle is wearing a red, white, and yellow kimono ...	AB 90-4 a,b

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