#273

Chinese Wooden Child from Door of Hope Mission
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$700
sold
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Description
8" (20 cm.) Wooden socket head with oval face and expressive features, tinted eyes, brows and mouth, bald crown with painted black pate accented by three shaved part lines accented with coral hair combs, cloth body, wooden hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Chinese Wooden Door of Hope, circa 1915. Value Points: rare coiffure, wearing original costume comprising silk rose jacket with aqua frog closures, cotton tunic, aqua silk pants, magenta silk slippers with embroidery to match the magenta panel on cap, with original thread hair on hat.