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Chinese Door of Hope doll child girl

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 942988 (stock# TC288)

Chinese Door of Hope doll child girl
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$950 

This girl doll stand 6.5 inches high. Her costume is complete and in very good condition with the exception that the front of her tunic and pants are slightly sun faded when compared to the back. Her face is slightly darkened from exposure to the sun.

The Door of Hope dolls were sold to raise money for the Door of Hope orphanage in Shanghai. Along with their other duties, the children of the "door of hope" ...click for details


Chinese Door of Hope woman doll

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 941273 (stock# TC286)

Chinese Door of Hope woman doll
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$1150 

This charming adult female Door of Hope doll is 11 inches tall. Her face is somewhat darkened with age and the lower fronts of her trouser legs are faded from sunlight. She has all of her original clothing layers. Her top tunic is a bit dirty in the front and has a small tear at the rear of the right sleeve. Yet, even with these "condition problems" she retains the quiet beauty which has made the door of hope dolls such a collectors treasure.


Charming antique Chinese Puppet Head of Monkey King

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1900   item# 915492 (stock# TC278)

Charming antique Chinese Puppet Head of Monkey King
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$275 

This large puppet head dates from the mid 1800's and represents Sun Wu Kong, the "monkey king" who is a beloved character of Chinese folklore. The head is carved from wood, gessoed and painted. It is 12 inches long and retains almost all of the original paint.

The folk tales of Sun Wukong were collected in the 16th-century novel "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng'en, and his adventures a ...click for details


Chinese Door of Hope Dolls Man in Mourning

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 944321 (stock# TC290)

Chinese Door of Hope Dolls Man in Mourning
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This Chinese Door of Hope doll, along with several others, was brought back to the US during the 1920's by the American Baptist Missionary, Rebecca Cloud-Stewart. On one of her many trips back to the US to visit family and friends, she brought the collection of dolls as samples to sell and raise money for the Door of Hope orphanage. After many years in China, Miss Stewart returned permenently to her home in Georgia. During the 1940's and 50's, she would often go to the local schools, ...click for details


Family set of 5 Chinese dolls

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 753677 (stock# TC210)

Family set of 5 Chinese dolls
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$275 for the set 

This set of Chinese dolls were made with wire bodies covered with fabric padding and then silk clothing. Their heads, lower arms and feet are made from some kind of composition material and then painted. Because of their wire construction, their arms, legs, and bodies etc can be carefully repositioned. The feet are wired together to provide a more stable base...it is a theory which frankly does not always work well. ...click for details


Chinese Door of Hope Dolls Amah with child

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 952082 (stock# TC292)

Chinese Door of Hope Dolls Amah with child
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This Chinese Door of Hope doll, along with several others, was brought back to the US during the 1920's by the American Baptist Missionary, Rebecca Cloud-Stewart. On one of her many trips back to the US to visit family and friends, she brought the collection of dolls as samples to sell and raise money for the Door of Hope orphanage. After many years in China, Miss Stewart returned permanently to her home in Georgia. During the 1940's and 50's, she would often go to the local schools, ...click for details


Early Chinese Door of Hope Doll Woman in Mourning

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 946589 (stock# TC291)

Early Chinese Door of Hope Doll Woman in Mourning
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This Chinese Door of Hope doll, along with several others, was brought back to the US during the 1920's by the American Baptist Missionary, Rebecca Cloud-Stewart. On one of her many trips back to the US to visit family and friends, she brought the collection of dolls as samples to sell and raise money for the Door of Hope orphanage. After many years in China, Miss Stewart returned permanently to her home in Georgia. During the 1940's and 50's, she would often go to the local schools, ...click for details


Antique Chinese farmer doll with raincoat

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 753507 (stock# TC209)

Antique Chinese farmer doll with raincoat
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$85 

This Chinese doll was made with a wire body covered with fabric padding and then silk clothing. His heads, lower arms and feet are made from some kind of composition material and then painted. Because of his wire construction, his arms, legs, and body etc can be carefully repositioned. The feet are wired together to provide a more stable base...it is a theory which frankly does not always work well.

This doll ...click for details


Chinese Door of Hope Doll Farmer Straw Raincoat

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 942073 (stock# TC287)

Chinese Door of Hope Doll Farmer Straw Raincoat
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$1650 

This Chinese Door of Hope doll, along with several others, was brought back to the US during the 1920's by the American Baptist Missionary, Rebecca Cloud-Stewart. On one of her many trips back to the US to visit family and friends, she brought the collection of dolls as samples to sell and raise money for the Door of Hope orphanage. After many years in China, Miss Stewart returned permenently to her home in Georgia. During the 1940's and 50's, she would often go to the local schools, ...click for details


Young Male and female antique Chinese dolls

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Dolls and Puppets: Pre 1920   item# 753002 (stock# TC208)

Young Male and female antique Chinese dolls
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$180 for the pair 

This unusual pair of Chinese dolls were made with wire bodies covered with fabric padding and then silk clothing. Their heads, lower arms and feet are made from some kind of composition material and then painted. Because of their wire construction, their arms, legs, and bodies etc can be carefully repositioned. The feet are wired together to provide a more stable base...it is a theory which frankly does not always work well. ...click for details

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