Late-Edo Period \u2013 Early Taisho Period<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is an ornament handed down from the Shirasaki family, wealthy merchants who were one of the so-called \u2018Band of 36\u2019, a group of powerful chartered merchant families in the town of Sakata during the Edo Period. The large tiered Hinadan stand, about 3.6 m wide and with eight platforms, features a wooden frame resembling the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.), lined with Dairi-bina Imperial Palace dolls, in front of which the cockfight, a court event on March 3rd, was held. Dairi-bina dolls were particularly popular in the late-Edo Period (1603-1868) and featured male dolls dressed up as if leaning a scepter over their mouths. Most of the Hina dolls are inspired by Noh (classical theater) and Ky\u014dgen (comic relief after a spiritual and tragic drama) plays such as Shikisanban (\u2018the three ceremonial pieces\u2019), D\u014dj\u014d-ji (Tendai school Buddhist temple), Hachi no Ki (potted tree), Takasago, Hagoromo (the feather mantle), etc., as well as the seven gods of good fortune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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