The dolls for the boys’ day (May 5th) called “satsuki ningyo” or “gogatsu ningyo” (五月人形) i.e. “dolls of May” are usually depictions of samurai. Or occasionally, of some of their Western equivalents.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)
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