Morimura Brothers Doll
Name/Title
Morimura Brothers DollEntry/Object ID
2026.428.01Tags
Morimura Brothers, Doll, European, GermanDescription
Morimura Brothers doll. The doll is dressed in a white gown with a white overcoat. Under, she wears white bloomers, white stockings, and white shoes. Her overcoat features a embroidered hemming on the hem, collar, and cuffs. On one side, she has a clock on a brooch pinned to her collar, it is a gold bow above a small clock. On her head, she wears a white lace bonnet tied with a white ribbon. The doll has brown hair and brown eyes, she has a bisque head, porcelain arms, and legs, and bisque shoulders.Use
Collectable itemContext
Morimura Brothers, a Japanese import house established in 1876, produced high-quality bisque dolls in Japan between 1915 and 1921. Filling the void left by German manufacturers during World War I, these dolls were marked "MB" or "Nippon," featuring fine bisque heads, glass eyes, and sometimes human hair wigs, often mimicking German styles. Founded by brothers Ichizaemon and Toyo Morimura in 1876, the firm was a pioneering Japanese import/export house based in New York and Japan, initially dealing in antiques, porcelain, and miscellaneous goods. To meet US demand, they launched the Japan Toy Company and built a factory in Nagoya to produce bisque head dolls. Following the war, when German imports resumed, the company could not compete on price and sold their import division in 1921 to Langfelder, Homma and Hayward.Collection
Morimura Brothers DollsCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
Doll