#22

Chinese Wooden Door of Hope Man
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$900
sold
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12" (30 cm.) Carved wooden socket head with tiny painted black eyes,tinted brows,closed mouth,oval-shaped face,black painted pate with long queue,cloth body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Chinese Door of Hope mission,circa 1920s. Value Points: wearing his original patterned blue silk gown over undergarments,pink trousers with tied ankles,rose silk jacket with extended sleeves and blue lining,and black slippers with upturned ties that match his black cap.