Miniature Accoutrements for the Girls’ Festival |
with design of mandarin orange crests, pine,bamb0o, and plum in maki-e on a black lacquer ground Edo period, 19th century Gift of Ii Family |
Set of 85 miniature replicas of the trousseau items of Yachiyo, daughter of Naosuke, thirteenth head of Ii family. Items include a kaioke for holding shell-matching game shells, santana, or three shelves for displaying incense paraphernalia and makeup tools, and a hasamibako, or traveling trunk.