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VINTAGE CELLULOID JAPANESE DOLL
SHIPPING R65.00
ON OCCASION, STURDY JAPANESE TODDLER OR BABY DOLLS CAN BE FOUND WITH TRADE MARKS OF SEKIGUCHI ( A THREE LOBED FLOWER ) THE ROYAL COMPANY, LTD ( A FLEUR-DE-LIS ) AND SATO SANKICHI. OFTEN THESE DOLLS ARE MADE IN THE LIKENESS OF BABY JOHN, A DOLL WHICH BECAME SO POPULAR IT WAS PRODUCED IN A VARIETY OF SIZES.
SIKIGUCHI WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PROLIFIC MANUFACTURERS OF CELLULOID TOYS IN JAPAN. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1918 FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF EXPORTING DOLLS TO THE UNITED STATES 1930-1940s.
THIS BABY BOY DOLL IS IN A REMARKABLE CONDITION FOR HIS AGE AND FRAGILITY AND IS DRESSED IN A CUTE PAIR OF ROMPERS, ONE PRESS STUD MISSING. HE DOES NEED TO BE RESTRUNG AND HAS TWO SMALL DAMAGE SPOTS, ONE SPLIT ON HIS EAR AND THE OTHER TO HIS CHEST. HE HAS NO DENTS OR DINGS !! THE PAINTWORK TO HIS FACE IS VERY GOOD AND THERE IS SLIGHT PAINT WEAR TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE IS 56cm LONG.
SHOWING DAMAGE TO THE CHEST AREA AND A SPLIT TO THE EAR.