Hina-Matsuri
Hina-Matsuri Set
ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1870 (made)
| Place of origin |
The Japanese Doll's Festival (Hina-Matsuri) takes place on 3rd March and is traditionally celebrated by young girls. Families participating in the Festival usually display their collection of miniature dolls, furniture, and accessories on tiered shelves to show off their wealth and status. They collections are modelled on wedding sets that formed part of the dowry of elite women.
This set contains a wide selection of furniture and accessories, ranging from small earthenware vases, to large lacquered chests of drawers. The items include bedroom furniture, bathing and toilette items, and kitchen accessories and utensils. It dates back to the late 19th century, around 1870.
This set contains a wide selection of furniture and accessories, ranging from small earthenware vases, to large lacquered chests of drawers. The items include bedroom furniture, bathing and toilette items, and kitchen accessories and utensils. It dates back to the late 19th century, around 1870.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 148 parts.
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| Title | Hina-Matsuri (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Dolls' Festival (Hina-Matsuri) set containing model furniture and accessories, made in Japan, ca.1870 |
| Physical description | This Japanese Doll's Festival set comprises of a large selection of miniature pottery and earthenware, including vases, bowls, dishes,and teapots, in various colours, shapes and designs. It comes with a range of black and gold lacquered items such as a chest of drawers, a mirror and stand, multiple boxes, clothes racks, and bowls. The lacquered items are decorated with floral designs in a hiramaki-e style (literally, flat sprinkled picture). The set also includes a small range of unlacquered wooden accessories, a selection of baskets, and some metal bowls and pans. |
| Dimensions | Many of the items appear to be a typical dolls' house ratio of 1:12. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Pillars-Scarth |
| Object history | Transferred to the Museum of Childhood from the Woodwork Collection. |
| Production | Some of the items, such as the earthenware, look homemade |
| Summary | The Japanese Doll's Festival (Hina-Matsuri) takes place on 3rd March and is traditionally celebrated by young girls. Families participating in the Festival usually display their collection of miniature dolls, furniture, and accessories on tiered shelves to show off their wealth and status. They collections are modelled on wedding sets that formed part of the dowry of elite women. This set contains a wide selection of furniture and accessories, ranging from small earthenware vases, to large lacquered chests of drawers. The items include bedroom furniture, bathing and toilette items, and kitchen accessories and utensils. It dates back to the late 19th century, around 1870. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.19:1 to 118-1931 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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