Doll Item Number: N2.900 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Seated female figure representing the Japanese empress (part a) dressed in imperial costume. Elaborate headdress of gold-coloured metal and beads. Predominantly red-orange and white. Stand (part b) is wood in the shape of a book covered with green cloth and having orange and white binding.
History Of Use
Hina ningyō (雛人形; hina doll) known as mebina (女雛), representing the empress. Paired with obina (男雛; MOA collection N2.901 a-b), representing the emperor. The pair is known as dairi bina (内裏雛). A set of hina ningyō (雛人形; hina dolls) are displayed for hinamatsuri (雛祭り; Doll Festival or Girls’ Day), celebrated on March 3 in Japan. Hinamatsuri is intended to pray for the health and happiness of young girls.
Cultural Context
used at festivals
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Union College before July 1960
- Received from Union College (Donor) during July 1960
What
- Name
- Doll
- Identification Number
- N2.900 a-b
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- wood, metal, glass and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- glued, painted, stuffed, brocaded and embroidered
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 15.5 cm
- Part A
- height 13.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 15.5 cm
- Part B
- height 4.0 cm, width 14.7 cm, depth 12.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Union College
- Received from
- Union College (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1960
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0025/0058 a-b