Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls

Collections of the Load Tachibana

By Tachibana Museum

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Yūsoku-bina dolls (19th century, Edo period) by UnknownTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina dolls by Nanasawa-ya

The Tachibana family has a private collection of 288 miniature accessories for Hina dolls that have been handed down through the generations (recently more accessories have been found, so the total could amount to 400). A high class doll shop in the Edo period called Nanasawa-ya, made almost all of these dolls. The Nanasawa-ya doll shop was famous for their proficiency in reproducing miniatures of every day items.

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls with peony and arabesque design, 3 cabinets (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls, with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
3 cabinets for wedding
Edo period, 19th century
h 12cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, set of shell-matching game (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
Shell-Matching Game
Edo period, 19th century
h 6.5cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, pairs of Kaiawase matching shells (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
Shell for Shell-Matching Game
Edo period, 19th century
d 2.3cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls with peony and arabesque design, 3 game boards (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
3 game boards for wedding
Edo period, 19th century

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, Hyakunin Isshu card game set (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls
100 poems card game
Edo period, 19th century

Japanese playing cards (karuta), both the reading cards (yomi-fuda) and the cards to be grabbed (tori-fuda) are executed with great detail.

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, Hyakunin Isshu game cards (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls
100 poems card game
Edo period, 19th century
1.2×1.0cm each

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls with peony and arabesque design, 3 stringed instruments (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
3 instruments for wedding
Edo period, 19th century
KOTO(left) w 19cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, ox carriage (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
ox carriage
Edo period, 19th century
h 12.6cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, Hachidai-shu anthologies (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls with Maki-e Design of Arabesque
anthology of the eight poems collected by Imperial command
Edo period, 19th century
book shelf h 8.4cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, cooking stove (19th century, Edo period) by Edo NanasawayaTachibana Museum

Miniature Accessories for Hina Dolls
cooking stove
Edo period, 19th century
h 5.7cm

Miniature accoutrements for Hina dolls, bathtub (uncover) (19th century, Edo period) by UnknownTachibana Museum

Miniature Aaccoutrement for Hina Dolls
bathtub
Edo period, 19th century
h 7.7cm

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UENO Kaori (TACHIBANA MUSEUM)

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