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ai. Black wooden platform with wooden fence. 10" x 7" x 3.75". Includes 2 figures of man and woman depicting the story about Oto Dakan. It is said that Oto Dakan asked a woman to bring him a raincoat in bad weather, she then brought back a bunch of camellia flowers. Enraged, Oto Dakan left and told his friends about what happened. They laughed at him and said the word for raincoat is the same as the word for 'seed' (a famous Japanese poem states that it is a shame camellias have no seeds). The girl did not have a raincoat and wanted to poetically tell Oto Dakan that like camellias, she did not have a raincoat to give him. aii. Kneeling woman doll from hinomatsuri doll set. Woman is kneeling and holding a strand of camellia flowers. Her robe is mainly green with gold flowers. aiii. Standing Oto Dokan from hinomatsuri doll set. Standing man with hand in the air. He wears a fur skirt and is holding a sword, hat, and bag attached to a string. Man is Oto Dokan, a Japanese army commander. b. Wooden box with a sliding wood lid on side. 11" x 5" x 9"

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