For sale is vintage MINIATURE BISQUE BABY with WIRE CONNECTED ARMS which was made in Japan. This bisque (unglazed porcelain) with wavy yellow hair. This toy doll is missing its night gown and is scuffed up a bit. The toy is in very good condition but has a strange crime victim vibe. This doll is about 2 1/2 inches long. An interesting collectible toy.
A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of popularity between 1860 and 1900 with French and German dolls. Most Japanese bisque dolls were made between the 1910s and 1930s. The bisque dolls made in Japan from 1914 to 1921 are marked with “Nippon,” while the ones made after 1921 are marked “Japan.” Japanese bisque dolls are made of bisque, which is unglazed porcelain. Small lower-priced all-bisque dolls were known as penny dolls.
