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ca. 1920s Yamato Importing Company Oriental character doll, 12" tall face |
Very little is
known about the Yamato Importing Company of Japan who is believed to have been
founded before 1917, as Foulds and Freure of New York city were apparently
importing their dolls into the United States at that time.
According to a
reference source Yamato's doll mark is believed to be the initials FY or FY
intertwined, with or without a mold number and usually with the word Nippon in
the mark.
The FY mark is
found on bisque socket or shoulder head dolly face dolls with composition
jointed or kid bodies, character dolls, solid dome head baby dolls, pouty dolls
and a beautiful Oriental character doll (shown left and below). |
The
Japanese doll makers stepped in to supply bisque head dolls to the
world, during World War 1, as they were no longer available from the German doll makers. This may explain why so many dolls made in Japan
at this time, are copies of German doll molds.
After the war when supplies of German dolls were again available, most of the
Japanese bisque doll production ceased. |
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ca. 1920s
Yamato Importing Company Oriental character doll, is 12 inches tall, has
a bisque socket head, brown glass eyes, multi stroke painted eyebrows, upper and lower painted eye lashes,
open closed mouth with teeth on a five piece composition jointed body.
She's
wearing a floral wired ribbon head piece, pink and pale blue satin embroidered
long sleeve shirt and pale blue pants.

Yamato Importing Oriental doll mark FY Nippon 202
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Yamato Importing Company Doll Marks Identified

Yamato Importing doll mark FY Nippon 104 |
Yamato Importing doll mark FY Nippon 204 |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY Nippon 303 |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY intertwined No 76018 Nippon 405 |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY Nippon 506 |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY intertwined No 76018 Nippon 601 |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY intertwined No 76018 Nippon 2004 |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY intertwined No 76018 Nippon |

Yamato Importing doll mark FY intertwined under lined N |
Yamato Importing Doll Mold Numbers Identified
FY 20/0, 30/3, 30/6, 30/8, 76018
Series; FY 100, 200, 300 400, 500,
600, 900, 1600, 2000
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