Very Rare Italian Felt Portrait Doll "Hu San" with Opium Pipe by Lenci

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21" (53 cm.) Felt swivel head with slender face, pressed and painted facial features, very narrow side-angled upper-glancing brown 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, arms constructed with bent elbows and curved fingers designed to hold the carved and painted wooden opium pipe. Condition: very good/excellent. Comments: Lenci, the model 263 was named "Hu San" and first appeared in the 1924 catalog. Value Points: very rare early model wears fine original felt costume comprising russet-brown felt tunic with aqua-green felt inserts and gold silk embroidery, purple neck edging, black trousers, two-tone green and cream boots with pink trim and embroidery, and has original wooden opium pipe with painted decoration.