Yet another reason for an Asian Historical!
that was very interesting
thanks for sharing
Yet another reason for an Asian Historical!
This is fascinating to me. I read about these dolls last year and I love the mystery aspect of trying to search for the missing Japanese friendship dolls here in America. I wish AG would make a new historical doll based on these friendship dolls. It would tie in so beautifully with the whole 1940s WWII theme and show another side of the story besides Molly's. They could base the doll in California and model her accessories after the ones described on the friendship doll website. I would buy a historical doll like that in a heartbeat!
Also, I agree with the post about the Japanese people's love for dolls. On the flip side, last summer I purchased two "mystery dolls" on ebay. The seller had no idea who made these dolls or where they came from. He only knew that they were given as a gift to his daughter by a wealthy Asian business associate. I won the dolls for $16. The dolls are made complete of handsewn, painted and formed fragile leather and chamois suede. They are designed as fairy/woodsprite type characters. I discover the name "MAKO" written in ink on the soles of their shoes. After doing some research, I learned that these dolls are OOAK, made in Japan during the 80s and 90s by the MAKO company and used to sell for about $200-300 each. I cannot find out anymore info, because I don't read Japanese and the website which has pictures is not in English. If anyone knows about these dolls or speaks Japanese, please PM me. I love a good history mystery!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Send me the link. My sister can read Japanese and I understand the basics of it. We should be able to at the very least give you the gist of it.I cannot find out anymore info, because I don't read Japanese and the website which has pictures is not in English. If anyone knows about these dolls or speaks Japanese, please PM me. I love a good history mystery!
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