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Description
12" (30 cm.) Light brown felt head with highly-defined modeling of facial features, very elongated forehead, narrow side-glancing eyes with unusual grey/black irises, thick brown eyeliner, accented nostrils of broad nose, closed mouth modeled as though open with fierce expression, row of painted teeth, tongue, stitched-on very over-sized ears, stitched-on red hair and flowing beard, stubby and plump brown felt body, over-sized feet. Wearing bright orange robe with yellow embroidery and yellow felt lining, over purple/magenta felt jacket, yellow felt undergarments, orange sleeves, purple felt obi, magenta felt slippers and carrying a fruit in one hand and his wooden staff in the other. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Lenci, the model appeared in the firm's 1924 catalog identified as "Fukuruko", model 190, one of a series of Asian models by the firm. The figure, actually a representation of the Fukurokuju. the Japanese god of longevity, was traditionally presented with the unusually elongated forehead, and wearing the garments of a Chinese scholar, holding a staff. Value Points: extremely rare Lenci model has superbly retained its vibrant crisp colors of carrot-red mohair hair and flowing beard, and elaborately layered and embroidered costume.