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The dolls represent the emperor and empress, with attendants and musicians in ancient court dress. The more elaborate of these sets are arranged on tiered shelves in the home and celebrated with special food of diamond-shaped rice cakes and sake. This set consists of a male and female doll, elaborately clothed, and seated on their own lacquered base covered with traditional <i>tatami</i> straw matting. In addition, there is a pair of screens, which are each placed behind a doll, with a shaded candlestand on either side. It also consists of several incomplete sets of miniature lacquer furniture and daily utensils. If they could afford it, a family would possess a high-quality set of lacquered items, which were passed down from generation to generation. This accounts for the incomplete nature of this particular grouping. 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