Vintage Sa-Daijin Hina Doll gourd shape jubako ink residue

ink residue

It is said that Hidehira lacquerware production began the end of the Heian Period (794-1185) when local warlord Fujiwara no Hidehira summoned craftsmen from Kyoto to produce wares for the ruling Oshu Fujiwara clan

as well as a plastic stand and a Japanese language profile paper about the materials and manufacturing process

and he was selected seven times to exhibit at the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition

so this natural coloured piece is a little more unusual

Vintage Sa-Daijin Hina Doll gourd shape jubako ink residue*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a vintage hina ningyo doll made about 20 years ago. This particular doll is Sa daijin, one of the imperial guards known as Zuijin. Zuijin are modelled on the ministers from the ancient imperial court. Theres the Minister to the Left (Sa daijin) representing wisdom, and the much younger Minister to the Right (U daijin) who