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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sandra, post: 991243, member: 3335&quot;]The Samurai doll may have been a figure given to boys to celebrate &quot;boy&#039;s day&quot; in Japan traditionally celebrated on May 5th each year.&nbsp; They were normally displayed under a bell jar to avoid the dust that this poor guy has been exposed to.</p><p>Girl&#039;s day was celebrated March 3rd, when young girls would display their Hina dolls, representing the Emperor and Empress and their court, I think 26 dolls in total.</p><p><br /></p><p>No idea why the broken vase would have been retained but with the hole drilled in the bottom, they were probably intended as lamps, mounted on a wooden base.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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