I love these little dolls! When I was a little girl I didn't like girlie things...I refused to wear pink and my dolls were bed decorations that I never played with. I didn't like birthday cake--just liked the ice cream. Imagine what my mom thinks now that I PAY to collect dolls and I bake specialty cakes for family and friends and bake sales!! These are my first Japanese dolls that are NOT kokeshi! On the 3rd day of the 3rd month it is traditional for Japanese girls to display their Hina Ningyo for the day...THOSE dolls are EXPENSIVE--but they include as tradition mandates, 15 dolls displayed on several levels with the emperor and empress on the top level, and include court musicians and other dignitaries and some paraphernalia....this just reminds me I have another heritage besides being Hawaiian.
Of the over a million pieces at the estate sale, I would have paid for these dolls, the rolling pins, an industrial band saw (in late afternoon, it went for $35!!!!! but I had other obligations besides standing around and waiting at the auction), and some glass balls used as floaters for nets....ahhhmm...green depression glass, files, clamps, mallets, other tools....well, they are all gone now! I have the dolls and the rolling pins ( 2 spingerle, one ravioli pin and a blue and white Scandinavian porcelain). Whatever else came in the 2 flats I got, I give to daughters and grand daughters. It was a good day!
