#japanese dolls
Two sets of hina dolls on display in Takahama, Gifu Prefecture. According to the original photographer, GP Witteveen, the set on the left is from 1965, while the set on the right is from 1910 (minus the two ceramic hina dolls on the fifth tier, I assume).
A video that summarizes how Mataro kimekomi dolls are made.
A kimekomi cow doll designed for the Year of the Ox. (From Sone Ningyou.)
A Kyoto-style Ichimatsu doll in a Nishijin-ori brocade furisode.
A kimekomi cow doll for the upcoming Year of the Ox. The doll’s body is made of a paulownia wood and glue composite, which is decorated with chirimen crepe fabric that is tucked and glued into the grooves on its body.
An adorable hariko daruma cat made by artist GoAya.
A kimekomi rat resting on kagami mochi, a type of mochi used as a New Year’s decoration.