Two Chinese Wooden Door of Hope Dolls,Monk and Policeman

Live Auction

11" (28 cm.) Each has carved wooden head with deeply defined small eye sockets,tinted eyes,brows and lips,cloth body,wooden hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Chinese Wooden Door of Hope Mission,circa 1925,depicted are Monk and Policeman. Value Points: each is wearing original costume hand-stitched in the Mission,and are rare models to find,including Policeman with painted side-parted black hair,wearing blue cotton lined navy blue homespun uniform,black boots and wide-brimmed firm cap with tassel; and Monk with bald pate,wearing homespun kimono over blue cotton tunic and pants,yellow felt boots.