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Description
23" (58 cm.) Felt swivel head with slender
face,pressed and painted facial features,very
narrow side-angled upper-glancing eyes with black
eye shadow and curly lashes,high arched brows,long
angular nose,mouth designed with small opening to
hold the stem of the pipe,black mohair wig with
pronounced widow's peak at the center forehead and
black queue,stitch-jointing at shoulders,hips and
knees,long slender legs designed to sit
cross-legged,arms constructed with bent elbows and
curved fingers designed to hold the carved and
painted opium pipe. Condition: very
good/excellent,slight surface dust. Comments:
Lenci,the model was named "Hu San" and appeared in
the 1924 catalog. Value Points: very rare early
model wears fine original felt costume comprising
russet-brown felt tunic with gold embroidered
aqua-green felt inserts,purple neck edging,black
trousers,two-tone green and cream boots with pink
trim and embroidery,original wooden pipe with
painted decoration.