Japanese festivals
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
lady in the middle is the seated sake bearer Sanp.
Accessories placed between the ladies are takatsuki, stands with round table-tops for seasonal
sweets, excluding hishimochi.
Third platform
The third tier holds five male musicians gonin bayashi (?). Each holds a musical
instrument except the singer, who holds a fan.
Left to right, from viewer's perspective, they are the:
1.Small drum Taiko, seated,
2.Large drum tsuzumi, standing,
3.Hand drum Kotsuzumi, standing,
4.Flute Fue or Yokobue seated,
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