Dollhouses - Show them off here

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Hello everyone;; I've very new here but I love doll houses and now that i'm suddenly working on 1/6 scale with Pullip and family I decided to join forum! I love this thread so far, going back and seeing everyone's inspiration!

I'm currently working on a doll case for Isul Yagen Toushirou. The look of it is based on a scene in anime that shows his room, but I've collected several pieces to change the look every so often because what's the point if you can't play? ^^ the original case I bought used from a local seller who wanted to get rid of a very old/damaged Geisha doll.. and the glass case was much more valuable to me than the doll! though I did steal the umbrella and hair comb from the doll. sorry "mom")



The case was a bit too tall for him, so I decided to add a platform under his feet, which now also doubles as storage space!




I have a varied mix of minatures since I mostly worked in 1/12 scale, but am slowly matching and making hand made items custom sized for him, including the futon and tatami flooring! I created the tatami mat from and old seat-cushion. I've made several for nendo sized boxes, but this one needed custom sizing.




He is quite an angel when asleep!



I've been playing around with some wooden kit pieces while waiting for other kits to arrive in the mail ^^




A bit about Yagen and his room. Yagen Toushirou is legendary "tantou" (dagger) known in Japanese history and samurai Lore. The story goes that his owner had lost in battle and was trying to commit seppuku using him, but the blade would not pierce the samurai's skin. In frustration, his master threw him across the room and he pierced straight through a Yagen (A stone/iron mortar used to crush herbs and make medicine). Since then, he was known for being a sword blade so loyal that he would never harm his master. He was owned by the great Oda Nobunaga, and there is saying that he was one of Nobunaga's treasured swords and always made Nobunaga feel confident. It is said that he perished in the fire at Honnoji temple with Nobunaga after the betrayal by one of Nobunaga's generals.

He has become popular since he is a a character in the game Touken Ranbu (about swords come to life as handsome men) and a main character in the new anime Katsugeki Touken Ranbu. As a character, he is small in stature and has a child-like appearance, but he is a veteran fighter. Also due to his past, he is a sort of "doctor-like" character, and his room is revealed to be full of herb mortars, drying herbs, and canister along with several books. I'm currently trying to capture that feeling of a traditional Japanese room complete with tatami mats, shoji door/window, and minimal clutter but also a personal room that doubles for his medicine study and creation. There will be a lot of tiny accessories to this effect soon!