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Description
6" (15 cm.) smallest. Each has carved wooden head with defined and tinted facial
features,painted hair,muslin body,three with wooden hands. Including 8" girl with black pate
and queue,wearing pale blue and rose costume with silk braiding and silk hat with attached
hair; 8" boy with wonderful detail of hair painting,darkened complexion,wearing red silk vest
over three-layered robe and undergarments,matching embroidered cap; 6" child with
darkened complexion,attached cap with ears,cotton multi-layered costume,slippers; and 13"
Amah with highly defined solemn expression,black sculpted hair in chignon with simple
clip,wearing rose silk top over two under-layers,black skirt over short trousers,rose silk
slippers,beaded black silk cap. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Shanghai Door of
Hope mission,circa 1920. Value Points: beautiful group with wonderfully detailed carving and
original multi-layered costumes. The dolls were acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in
1922