Vintage RARE Set of 5-Man Band Playing Instruments Ceramic Figurines, Japan

This is a Vintage and VERY, VERY RARE, Set 5, Ceramic/Porcelain 'Musician' 5 Man Band, Figurines. circa 1950s/1960s.
They are all numbered 2826, except for 1, which prob wore away, and 3 have the original stickers that have, 'Japan'.

This may be the only set out there. I can't find another like it!!

They are all hand painted and are 'wearing' bright blue uniforms, with red hats and black hair, gold buttons and the instruments are all painted gold. They all have moustaches and protruding dad-bod/beer-bellys. lol

4 are playing an instrument, which are: a tuba, a clarinet, a drum and cymbals. The one who has no instrument, is the Band Leader, who is holding a baton.

Someone, prob the original owner wrote on the bottoms of 4 of them and it seems to be, they named each figure after a man in their family. lol This is a Vintage and VERY, VERY RARE, Set 5, Ceramic/Porcelain 'Musician' 5 Man Band, Figurines. circa 1950s/1960s.
They are all numbered 2826, except for 1, which prob wore away, and 3 have the original stickers that have, 'Japan'.

This may be the only set out there. I can't find another like it!!

They are all hand painted and are 'wearing' bright blue uniforms, with red hats and black hair, gold buttons and the instruments are all painted gold. They all have moustaches and protruding dad-bod/beer-bellys. lol

4 are playing an instrument, which are: a tuba, a clarinet, a drum and cymbals. The one who has no instrument, is the Band Leader, who is holding a baton.

Someone, prob the original owner wrote on the bottoms of 4 of them and it seems to be, they named each figure after a man in their family. lol

They remind me of the old Salvation Army Bands and the orig. owner also thought so because he/she wrote 'Dept. Salvation Band'. They also wrote '1973' on the 4, which is when they had them, but these were made in the 1950s/60s.

They measure approx.: 4.75" - 5.0" high and 2.5" wide each.

They are in mostly great condition, except for minimal and normal, age-related paint fade, a repair on the right arm of the man with the cymbals and at the right elbow of the man playing the clarinet. The rest are in great condition with no issues I found.

Please see all pics, as they are part of the description.