Handcrafted Silk Doll - Collectible, Decoration & Ideal Gift

The doll craftsmanship came from Beijing Opera and formed an industry of exquisite handwork since the opera was born in the 18th century.

This doll originates from an ancient masterwork of "The Peony Pavilion" as a role of beautiful young lady named Du Liniang, who dreamt that she had a secret rendezvous with one young under a plum tree beside the pavilion. Then she was haunted by memories of her dream lover and, after seeking the dream in vain, she felt ill and soon died of a broken heart. After her death, Du's spirit kept searching for the young. Her persistence won over the Judge of the Netherworld and she was allowed to be reincarnated.
Three years later, a young scholar stayed at the temple where Du was buried. He saw her portrait and felt familiat with her, then was calling her... the young lady came out of the picture. The couple lived happily thereafter :)

The doll comes with a square wooden base. There is an option to choose a display case with the doll to prevent dust.

Dimensions

Material & Craft
Generally the doll is made of multiple types of material, hand crafted

• Head: solid gypsum compound, it is high-temperature baked & never cracked
• Face & eyes: making up by hand painting on face, embedded eyeballs that look realistic. The craft made is as detailed to the eyelash - each doll has eyelashes on face
• Hair: artificial silk wig with manual hair styling
• Body: light padding to shape the figure
• Hands & arms: moulded resin, they are connected with cord and can be posed up or down slightly
• Dress: silk, satin & sheer fabric, with dye printing

• Base: fiberboard with baking paint
  
• Display case (optional): glass & solid wood frame with metal fastener