NEW - DOOR OF HOPE 7.5" BOY W CARVED HAIR: This is a very rare Door of Hope boy child with seldom seen carved hair. DOH children figures are very rare and difficult to find for collectors. He is 7.5" tall and has the typical carved pearwood face....... darkened from exposure to air. He's wearing a beautiful pink silk tunic with a cream and green pattern throughout. Original cotton fitted undergarments and original decorated shoes !! In 1900, 5  missionary ladies started the DOH Mission in Shanghai. It was a school for destitute girls and they sewed to provide for themselves and thus, were created, the DOH dolls. The heads and hands were carved from Chinese "niponga wood" or pear wood.  Lips, eyes and hair were then painted. Clothes were then handsewn and added. There were approximately 26 standard characters representing differing Chinese social classes. Each girl could dress only about one doll a month, therefore production was limited. This DOH child is one of those dolls...... rare because of the carved hair !!! . ............... 1650 Addtl Photos - DOH CHILD

NEW - DOOR OF HOPE OLD GENTLEMAN: This is a wonderful example of a larger 11.5"  DOH old gentleman man with wrinkles. The DOH doll depicted here represents an old man as demonstrated by his wrinkled brow and crowsfeet wrinkles around the eyes.  He has the typical pearwood carved face and hands. The pearwood is aged from air exposure. He still has his original air que, or braid, extending down his back. He is wearing a grey silk tunic still in very good original condition. Typical cotton fitted undergarments and original slippers. In 1900, 5  missionary ladies started the DOH Mission in Shanghai. It was a school for destitute girls and they sewed to provide for themselves and thus, were created, the DOH dolls. The heads and hands were carved from Chinese "niponga wood" or pear wood.  Lips, eyes and hair were then painted. Clothes were then handsewn and added. There were approximately 26 standard characters representing differing Chinese social classes. Each girl could dress only about one doll a month, therefore production was limited. This figure is one of those DOH dolls depicting an old gentleman ................... $1450 Addtl Photos - DOH OLD MAN

NEW - DOOR OF HOPE 11.5" WOMAN: This is a wonderful example of a larger 11.5"  DOH working class woman. She has the typical pearwood carved face but with the earlier fabric only hands. The pearwood is lighter in color but does have intermittant age related dark areas. Her hair is carvec with a raised, carved chignon in the back with a decorative carved hair stick ornament. She also sports a black hairband often worn by the working class woman of that period. She is wearing a light blue cotton short tunic with frog closure with matching pants. There is some age related fading on the front of the tunic indicating sun exposure at some time. Typical cotton fitted undergarments and original slippers. In 1900, 5  missionary ladies started the DOH Mission in Shanghai. It was a school for destitute girls and they sewed to provide for themselves and thus, were created, the DOH dolls. The heads and hands were carved from Chinese "niponga wood" or pear wood.  Lips, eyes and hair were then painted. Clothes were then handsewn and added. There were approximately 26 standard characters representing differing Chinese social classes. Each girl could dress only about one doll a month, therefore production was limited. This figure is one of those DOH dolls depicting a working class mother ................... $1150 Addtl Photos - DOH WOMAN

EARLY DOOR OF HOPE MAN: This Door of Hope figure represents a young man .... probably a school boy or scholar. Dressed in a long blue cotton gown with a black cotton jacket with frog closures. He has the typical carved pearwood face  (some darkening) but instead of the usual pearwood hands he has cotton hands .... typical of the earlier DOH figures. His hair is painted black and he still retains his long hair que in the back. He is also 12" tall which is also an indication that he is an earlier figure. He has the typical cotton pant and shirt undergarments, black cloth shoes and unusual long blue cotton chaps on his lower legs. Nice example of an earlier DOH man. .................... SOLD

NEW - DOOR OF HOPE 7 1/2" YOUNG MAN IN SILK: This is a wonderful early 7 1/2" young DOH man silk dress. The DOH doll depicted here represents a young man, probably from the upper class judging by his costume. This young man has an early type black hairstyle.  He has the typical pearwood carved face and hands. The pearwood has darkened over the years .... probably displayed in the open and not behind glass.  He is wearing an exquisite burgandy silk tunic with embossed design ... the color appears red in the photos but it is a deep burgandy color. Underneath his tunic he wears the typical white cotton shirt often seen. He wears grey silk faille pants trimmed with gold silk ribbon at the ankles. On his feet he wears grey silk slippers often seen in the upper class costumes. In 1900, 5  missionary ladies started the DOH Mission in Shanghai. It was a school for destitute girls and they sewed to provide for themselves and thus, were created, the DOH dolls. The heads and hands were carved from Chinese "niponga wood" or pear wood.  Lips, eyes and hair were then painted. Clothes were then handsewn and added. There were approximately 26 standard characters representing differing Chinese social classes. Each girl could dress only about one doll a month, therefore production was limited. This figure is one of those DOH dolls depicting a young upper class young man ................... SOLD