by Judy Shoaf, jshoaf@clas.ufl.edu. Please let me know if there is a link that is no longer valid, or one that you know of that should be added! |
The links on this page will, certainly, be useful for those interested in contacting dealers, in buying a brand-new or a certified antique ningyo. The dealers might also be able to help someone who has an antique ningyo to sell. The question I most often get in emails related to these pages is "How much is my doll worth?" The answer is: it's worth what someone will pay for it. The appeal of the individual doll to the individual buyer may make a huge difference in what it is worth. The links below may help serve as a guideline for what professionals expect to get for some types of ningyo. Note that brand-new ningyo are very expensive indeed, generally speaking. They are an item of conspicuous consumption in Japan. ALL Japanese ningyo are handmade to some extent, and many of them are made with very fine materials and accessories designed to scale. Another place to look for the prices of vintage dolls,
and perhaps to buy or sell, is eBay Auctionweb.
The Dolls, Antiques, and Collectibles--Asian Dolls categories can be searched
to find out what is available and what prices some dolls are fetching.
My own feeling, after a few years of using ebay, is that, while age and
condition are significant, the individual charm of a doll is what sells
it!
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