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Rare! May doll with silver fittings, Minamoto no Yoshiie helmet, by Tomomi Kato

This is a rare helmet with silver metal fittings made by armor maker Kato Sayami. There are only a few types of helmets for May dolls with silver metal fittings (helmets with silver metal fittings). The blue gradation of the pure silk thread is beautiful and gives off a dignified shine.

Because Kato Sayami's May dolls are produced in limited quantities, once they are out of stock, they may not be delivered in time for the first Doll Festival.

Minamoto no Yoshiie was a samurai in the late Heian period and is considered the ancestor of the Minamoto clan.
Not only were they brave, but they were also said to be gentle and well-liked, and it is said that their loyal warriors protected the lineage of the Minamoto clan, which would later lead to the Kamakura shogunate.

During the Heian period, the Seiwa Genji were known as "country warriors" and were persecuted by the Heike clan. In the midst of all this, Minamoto no Yoshiie, who was often banished to the countryside, garnered popularity wherever he went, and it is said that it was because of the foundations that Minamoto no Yoritomo, his descendant, established the shogunate in Kamakura.

The bow and sword are not used for fighting, but are displayed together with the helmet as a talisman to ward off evil spirits.
It was believed that gods resided in long bows. Displaying a bow and a sword on both sides represents the role of the retainers to stand by the general's side and protect his armor.
The bow and sword are believed to be talismans that keep evil spirits and demons away.
Although it is a small sword, it is the most luxurious wooden sword in the industry. The brown sheath is not made of plastic, but is made of wood, making it a genuine product. The sheath is also finished with a topcoat technique called pear-skin coating, which involves mixing gold powder and painting it on.

The dolls for the May festival of Minamoto no Yoshiie are displayed on a beautiful cedar folding screen, an original product of Hinasei. The folding screen, with its beautiful wood grain that stretches upwards like a large tree, is decorated with a dragon and a tiger. The dragon and the tiger are motifs of peace and prosperity that only the emperor can control.

There are several compositions for dragon and tiger paintings, but the dragon facing upwards is called an "ascending dragon" and is a motif that represents wishes for success in life.
This is a perfect composition for a boy who is expected to have a bright future. This auspicious composition is painted on a folding screen with gold leaf. Gold leaf is a technique in which gold paste or paint is applied to the picture. It is time-consuming and cannot be mass-produced.

May dolls are typically decorated with armor and helmets.
The origins of May dolls date back to the time when armor and helmets, which had protected the samurai since the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, were displayed as talismans to protect boys' lives from illness and ward off misfortune.

We want your child to grow up not only to be kind, but also strong. We want your child to grow not only to be brave, but also well-liked by everyone, and to have a great capacity that will help him or her in the future. This May doll is the perfect way to express such wishes.

Rare! May doll with silver fittings, Minamoto no Yoshiie helmet, by Tomomi Kato

Width 60cm x Depth 40cm x Height 66cm