Featured Kyugetsu Japanese Doll needs some help

Since I saw another post on Japanese dolls, I thought i would post this.
I have had this doll for a while and was originally going to do some repairs and then put her up on a shelf. I have not been able to narrow down her age or even found the exact same sticker that is on the bottom of mine.
She is 10" tall including the base.
She has damage to the hands and the beautiful head piece is missing part on one side.
Probably an easy fix?
Not really that worried about it. She looks fine to me.
I would really like to know how old she actually is. The company is over a hundred from what I do know.
Mikey

 

Now this one is nice!
The face and hands are made of gofun, a paste containing ground oyster shells.
I would say 1950s-70s

 

Thank you @stracci
My initial thoughts were 50's. I never knew the meaning of gofun, that is awesome information.

 

I am in no way an expert, but I have a bunch of them.
Over the years, I have gleaned a lot of information in order to estimate age, etc. Even that paper sticker on the base is a good indicator of her age.
I also think that many, many dolls made their way to the US with service men between WWII and Vietnam. They were popular gifts for family back home.

 

1950s/60s with that sticker. I remember stickers like that and that turquoise colour from my childhood (1960s mostly).

 

I love it (her)

I bet she was a joy to photograph

 

She is lovely! Beautiful expression on her face.

 

Thank you all very much for your comments and information.
She has joined the group. I'm going to need a bigger shelf lol.

 

I love them!!! Great collection!
The mommy with the baby is awesome.
Understanding Japanese dolls can become very complex!
I find it all very interesting.

 

Thank you. She is one of my favorites too.
It is a learning process for sure. but worth the venture.

 

I just discovered that the "mommy" may actually be the "nanny".

"Nanny or baby-sitter
A very young girl, usually with her hair down, dressed in a warm padded coat and modest geta sandals, carrying a child on her back and often with a toy in her hand to amuse the child."

This reference below explains the doll varieties.

https://people.clas.ufl.edu/jshoaf/japanese-dolls/floating-world/identifying-geisha/

 

I thought she might be the oldest one I have. Although sadly she is not in very good condition, but she makes the others happy, so she stays.

 

She's wonderful!

 

My mother had several of these dolls and I was told when I was a kid, the hair was made from cornsilk. Is that true?

 

No, it is either human hair or synthetic fiber.
Perhaps someone thought the hair was made of silk.
But I have never seen any Japanese dolls with hair made of silk strands.
(As a side note, when I was a kid, I burned a few strands of Japanese doll hair, to see for myself. Only an acrid chemical smell!)

Since I am not an expert, maybe someone will correct me.

 

In the 19th and early 20th century they were human hair and silk. I have only seen one with silk hair in my life. A friends grandmother had one that she said was made 1850s. The most beautiful doll I have ever seen. She was about 30" tall from what I remember. The glass case was black lacquer and sat on a wooden base that was 3' tall. The whole thing was about 6' tall.
Mikey

 

So as I'm poking around the internet, I see that some fine antique Japanese dolls do indeed have silk fiber hair.

These are the finest quality dolls and I'll never see one of these in my lifetime! Pricey, too.
But they are really cool.
https://www.theriaults.com/carabet-collection-antique-japanese-dolls

 

Theriault's is a high-end auction house for dolls! I almost ordered that catalog but decided not to.

 

Thought of you today Sir mikey when i found this

@916Bulldogs123

probably wouldn't have been struck by it if i hadn't seen your original post, guess thats the beauty of this forum

yours being cute, mines looking haggard and like something from the ring (the original version)

are the heads supposed to turn around by themselves ?

theres damage to the hands and nose. but for £1 i think shes great, probably might even keep it instead of money

hair is made from real hair

 

I personally think she is stunning. Beautiful @charlie cheswick She has had a rough life.
@stracci could probably tell you more about her.
Mikey