Japanese festivals
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,
5.Singer Utaikata, holding a folding fan sensu, seated.
Fourth platform
Two ministers (daijin) may be displayed on the fourth tier: the Minister of the Right and the
Minister of the Left . The Minister of the Right is depicted as a young person, while the
Minister of the Left is much older. Also, because the dolls are placed in positions relative to
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