Japanese figurines

We bought this at a garage sale and really know nothing at all about it. We just liked the look of it. There are seven male figures attached to a wooden stand. Very detailed and look to be hand sculpted. Two are playing some kind of board game, one has a stringed instrument. One looks to be sipping from a cup. One is writing or painting. There is some writing on the underside of one of the tables but it is so small that I can not get a picture of it and I believe it is in japanese. Any information on what these guys are would be a great help. Thank you for your time.

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