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Collectables => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: keith on February 28, 2016, 06:49:47 PM

Title: Chinese dolls.
Post by: keith on February 28, 2016, 06:49:47 PM

9 inches tall in 'silk' traditional clothes ( think the nail varnish was added later ! ) have trawled the net with little success, any ideas please, if there's anyone still out there  8:) ;D ;D

Title: Re: Chinese dolls.
Post by: Anne on February 28, 2016, 09:21:08 PM

 :thd:This one is similar to one of yours, (Lin's I presume?) LINK (http://image0-rubylane.s3.amazonaws.com/shops/dolls-and-things-savoring-the-past/Antiquex20Chinesex20Chingx20Doll.1L.jpg)

If you search for "five finger ching" you get a fair few image results, Keith.

Title: Re: Chinese dolls.
Post by: Anne on February 28, 2016, 09:24:18 PM

Link to the eBay one the image I posted above comes from: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/160813144681 - the listing says they were mission dolls from the Five Finger Ching Mission. It's a place to start anyhow. :)

Title: Re: Chinese dolls.
Post by: keith on February 29, 2016, 12:00:02 AM

Thanks Anne, yes one of Lin's, my brother runs away when I head to the doll stuff  8:) got to keep the boss happy though  ;D ;D