Chinese Door of Hope Doll Depicting a Young Boy

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8" (20 cm.) Carved wooden head with painted black hair in a side-parted style,defined wispy tendrils at the forehead,tiny black eyes,tinted brows,closed mouth,cloth body with wooden hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Chinese Door of Hope doll representing a young boy,circa 1920s. Value Points: wearing original plum brocade silk long kimono under a pale rose vest outlined in aqua silk,bronze silk trousers with woven ankle ties,aqua silk embroidered slippers,and embroidered pink silk cap with pom-pom.