Types of “Hina Dolls.” What are the characteristics of their costumes?(hinaningyo)
Dolls’ Festivalspringpeach festival
Setsubuku dolls are displayed on Hina Matsuri (Girls’ Festival) on March 3. There are various theories about the origin of Hinamatsuri, but it is believed to be a fusion of the custom of entrusting misfortunes to “hitokata” (dolls) and throwing them into rivers, and the Heian-period “Hiina-asobi” (a play with small paper dolls, a pair for each gender) and the Joushi-no-Sekku festival on March 3. In the Edo period (1603-1867), the event became a festival to pray for the healthy growth of girls. There are various types of Hina dolls, such as paper dolls, costume dolls, and clay dolls. The costumes of the costume hina dolls are based on the formal wear of the Emperor, Empress, and court nobles at court, with the male dolls dressed in korokan sokutai and the female dolls in juni-hitoe. In the Edo period (1603-1867), Hina festivals became more popular, and as a result, dolls as exquisite and elegant as works of art began to appear. The dolls are faithfully reproduced down to the smallest detail, and are works of art that convey the prestige of the Heian period to the present day.
