Japanese festivals
These are the Emperor holding a ritual
baton and Empress holding a fan. The words dairi means "imperial palace", and hina means
"girl" or "princess".
The dolls are usually placed in front of a gold folding screen bybu.
Optional are the two lampstands, called bonbori, and the paper or silk lanterns that are known
as hibukuro, which are usually decorated with cherry or ume blossom patterns.
Complete sets would include accessories placed between the two figures, known as sanb
kazari, composing of two vases of artificial peach branch kuchibana.
The traditional arrangement had the male on the right, while modern arrangements had him on
the left (from the viewer's perspective).
Second platform
The second tier holds three court ladies san-nin kanjo. Each holds sake equipment. From the
viewer's perspective, the standing lady on the right is the long-handled sake-bearer Nagae no
chshi, the standing lady on the left is the backup sake-bearer Kuwae no chshi, and the only
annaabi.ee 
