19th century vintage photograph: houseohld display for the Boy's Festival, Japan, 's. The Japanese have a custom of holding a variety of events praying for the healthy growth of boys, on the day of Tango-no-sekku, and May 5 is a national holiday. This includes a display of armor, a helmet, a sword, a doll warrior, or a “gogatsu-ningyō” doll (literally, a doll of May) modelled after Kintarō (a famous brave boy in a nursery tale) on a tiered stand in a room.
All images are taken from high resolution scans of original prints. The majority of our images are mid to late 19th century. Any specified date is purely as a guide to facilitate searches.
Size: 4000px × 3078px
Photo credit: © Pump Park Vintage Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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