Japan Import VINTAGE HIME SAMA-LITTLE PRINCESS Traditional FABRIC DOLL H:27cm. W 19 cm x d 10 cm x h 27 cm. Material : Fabric, Wood Head, Metal & Mixed Material. Japanese traditional dolls are known by the name ningy. In Japan, which literally means human shape. There are various types of Japanese dolls, some representing children and babies, some the imperial court, warriors and heroes, fairy-tale characters, gods and (rarely) demons, and also people of the daily life of Japanese cities. Many have a long tradition and are still made today, for household shrines, for formal gift-giving, or for festival celebrations such as Hinamatsuri. The doll festival, or Kodomo no Hi. “, or more literally “demoiselle, i. A (usually young) lady of higher birth. Daughters of a monarch are actually referred to by other terms, e. Literally king’s daughter, even though Hime can be used to address jo. The word Hime initially referred to any beautiful female. Of Hime is Shikome. , literally ugly female , though it is archaic. Hime may also indicate feminine or simply small when used together with other words, such as Hime-gaki a low line of hedge. Hime is commonly seen as part of a Japanese female divinity. S name, such as Toyotama-hime. Applied to transliterate Hime are or rather than. The masculine counterpart of Hime is Hiko (, or ,) which is seen as part of Japanese male gods’ names, such as Saruta-hiko. Unlike Hime , Hiko is neutral, non-archaic and still commonly used as a modern Japanese male given name, for example Nobuhiko Takada. Usually, a “Hime” will go through a ceremony, in which she is considered a “Daoshi” and then later becomes a Hime. The ceremony is similar to the Japanese tea ceremony, and is usually up to 3 hours. It would be a perfect gift for friend, family & yourself. It would be arrived within 2-3 weeks. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for shopping with us. The item “Japan Import VINTAGE HIME SAMA-LITTLE PRINCESS Traditional FABRIC DOLL H27cm” is in sale since Saturday, November 12, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Asian\1900-Now\Japanese\Dolls”. The seller is “think_about_gift” and is located in Phuket, Phuket. This item can be shipped worldwide.