A pair of very unique pincushion sewing dolls of Asian Oriental influence.  The dolls date from the 1920s, and dressed in Chinese costume.  Dolls have composition heads with painted features.  Cloth body forms the pincushion.  No arms or legs.   Dressed in costume with fancy and embellished headgear, each doll is clothed in pleated silk skirts with a embroidered panels of cranes, flowers and leaves.  The bottom of the skirt sewn closed to form a bag.  Their short kimono jacket is edged in braid trims.  Lifting the flaps on either side of the front opening of the jacket, reveals the leaves for storing pins and needles.  Their little tummy houses the thimble.  An additional flap, at the lower part of the body would secure the embroidery scissors.  Except for pins, needles and a small cloth tape measure, no scissors or thimbles were found with the dolls. (the scissors in the photograph is just to show you how the scissors were stored).  The costume is embellished with mirror buttons and a ring of jade.  Twisted roping is attached to the heads for hanging the sewing dolls.

Each doll is 14" in length.  7" wide across the bottom of skirt. 

Condition:  Very good for the age.  Some tiny holes in the front jacket of one of the dolls.  The little boy has a nick on his nose.  

The unusual dolls sold only as a pair.