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Description
23" (58 cm.) Felt swivel head with pressed and painted facial
features and light-amber complexion,very narrow side-glancing
brown slant eyes,high arched brows,accented nostrils,full
cheeks,closed mouth with accented lower lips,black human hair in
bobbed style with long queue at the back,stitch-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,hips and knees allowing the doll to be posed
standing or seated,separately-sewn on felt hands. Condition: very
good/excellent,costume is all original with some light fading of
brilliant colors,musical instrument is replacement,Comments:
Lenci,the doll appeared in the 1925 catalog described simply as
model 188,and in subsequent catalogs with the name "Dschang-Go";
Dschang-Go was one of the eight Chinese
immortals,and,interestingly,two other Chinese character dolls
shown in the 1928 Lenci catalog have names of the Chinese
immortals. Value Points: extremely rare Lenci doll with superb
detail of silk dragon embroidery on the multi-layered felt
costume,rich purple suit under the tunic,felt Chinese slippers
with silk embroidery,and carries original wooden pick.