busyTeaser picture of inbound . . . hmmm, does this look like a boy or a girl to you?
The seller is vividlabo; the auction photos are watermarked "Doll Mate" and this head is called Hyun (definitely a Korean name, not a Japanese one). Why does "vividlabo" ring a bell? Isn't that either HeavyBomb or Rolling Pumpkin, or am I nuts? There's a powerful whiff of early Custom House about this head to me--that sharp little chin, that slightly bulgy nose, and something I can't quite put into words about the proportions of the face.
In other news, I have an exciting trade in progress for the Jin Woo, and the Megu head is on her way to Hong Kong for a pretty, soft new faceup. Yay for spring!
Back to grading my samurai class's midterm papers. I am so proud of the way this class is stepping up to the unusual material--they're doing much better work than my British Novel students. I'm actually looking forward to grading papers, for a change . . .
I could see this head as either a boy or a girl! I'd say in that particular pic, with that hair and those hands, a girl, but with a different wig easily a femme boy.
website. maybe you can find the answer there?
They sell a bit on Y!J. They are from South Korea, supposedly living in Japan (well, that's what it says on Y!J)
From what I can find, Doll Mate is a Korean doll board. And people may be selling there also, so the watermark might have come from a photo-up load there.
Aren't those pretty eyes? I'm thinking MP Frisco might have a similar effect.
BTW, I was really lucky when I bought my Saiki boy's body on Y!J; I stalked several auctions for a couple of weeks to track pricing, and when I finally bid there was no competition and the price was reasonable even with fees and shipping. If you have the time to put in on some Y!J research, that's not at all a bad option (even though the yen seems to be stronger now than it's been for a couple of years).
Once you get the language showing up correctly, these links on DoA work like a charm: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12499
After I've found an auction that looks promising, I usually use Nifty's online translator instead of Babelfish: http://tool.nifty.com/globalgate/ Cut and paste the URL of the auction into the narrow box (scroll down, past the bigger box at the top of the translator page). Then click the LOWER left circle, just below the narrow URL box, to get translation from Japanese to English. Finally, click the square button on the right, and a new window will open with the translated page.
Of course, it's daaaaaaaangerous to perfect this process . . . ;-)
I certainly wasn't planning to buy another head, especially with the Jin Woo trade in the works and the Megu just arrived . . . but imagine how bitter I would have been if I had passed up the Saiki head when I saw it on Y!J? When in doubt, buy--that's my motto. ;-)
If professors dread grading papers, why do you ask us to write them? ;D (I'm just teasing. :D) Oh lordy, I remember when I had to write a paper on this book for Hauser's Asian American Experience class. HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE!! During office hours, Hauser would bemoan the fact that he had to finish grading... ^^;;
And ha, ha, very ha about the papers. XD Plumbers don't *enjoy* sticking their hands into sump pits, now do they? LOLLLLLLLL
Gorgeous, gorgeous avatar picture there! Mine are way overdue for updating, but at this point there aren't enough hours in spring break to do everything I've postponed until then. ;-)
I so owe you an e-mail, but it isn't going to happen this week: midterms plus the beginning of advising season, ARGH!