Vintage Kewpie Figurine / Statue / Collectible - Mid century Bisque Piano Baby Sitter in Sitting Position - Bisque Unsigned Kewpie Doll Baby

Vintage Kewpie doll bisque figurine in a piano baby style pose, sitting with hands on belly. Very sweet face with red lips, fingernails and toenails. This Kewpie has very light blond hair, small flesh colored wings on the back in the neck area typical of Kewpie dolls - see NOTE below about the history of Kewpie dolls. This Kewpie is 6" tall, which is taller than some other Kewpies. Some folks refer to this type of collectible that is at least 6" tall, as a Piano Baby or Piano Sitter.

Many mid century Kewpies were made of plastic, vinyl or rubber . (Kewpie dolls were made by a number of companies, many in Japan, but the dolls orginally were made in Germany and were bisque.)

The figurine is hollow and has a hole in the bottom - no labels or markings.

Measures approx. 6" tall. Base is 4" x 3/12". About 3 1/2" deep.

In nice vintage condition with no chips or cracks. Some wear to paint and discoloration in spots as would be expected an items that is most likely circa 1920s - see photos.

NOTE:

Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were modeled after comic strip characters that were created by artist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons featuring baby cupid characters became popular beginning in 1909, and were first produced in Germany as bisque dolls and signed by O'Neill. They became very popular in the early 20th century in the US.

Kewpie dolls were initially made out of bisque, but were made out of other materials later on including hard plastic, rubber, vinyl and even celluloid in the 1930s.