W130xH220mm, China
A gentle fabric doll dressed in indigo dye costume.
Here is the local designer Furze‘s abstract version.
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W60xH120mm, China
These opera dolls have been a popular toy in Beijing since the Qing dynasty. The head and the base of the doll is made of clay, the structure with the stem of millet covered with a beautifully painted paper. However, the most important construction of the dolls are the 2mm tall bristle at the bottom of the base. They will be played on a bronze tea tray. By tapping lightly on the tray, the figurines would move in a rhythmic fashion just as they would in the beijing opera. Apart from being a toy, they are also used for performance, “bronze tea tray opera”; the required characters for the opera would be put on the tray, matched with real life opera singing.
H150xW100xD80mm, China
This is a clay toy named Da A Fu; legend has it that once upon a time, the area of Hui Shan was inhabited by wild monsters. The villagers were very afraid of them. One day the the Sand Child god, named Da A Fu, was send from heaven to tame the monsters. With magical powers, just a grin from Da A Fu, the monsters would become very gentle. The villagers made clay figures of Da A Fu to commemorate him. The figures are also used as a protector of devils.
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