I am now the proud owner of a splendiferously lustworthy doll of Xi Shi, one of the legendary
Four Beatiful Women of China. According to the doll's creator, the amazingly talented
Catherine, Xi Shi "was sent by the king of one small kingdom to [the king of] another small kingdom as a concubine, with the secret brief of destroying his kingdom through distraction and other secret agent tricks. Once this was accomplished, she ran away with her old handler, ... married him, and lived happily ever after. Moreover, history remembers her as 'that daring and beautiful lady who was very loyal to her country, which she helped greatly' as opposed to less complimentary epithets that [are] applied at times to beautiful women. A very successful lady. (Oh, and her father grew tea.)
Pictures, so that others can envy my good fortune, are below:
(There is a seriously huge amount of detail in this doll, which is fully undressable, with complete hand made jewellery and craft accessories, and several layers of precise and exact detail which the casual viewer wouldn't see but
I know are there for added gloriousness.)
Fully assembled lady is here:
Bonus picture of me and Macca, pursuing one of her favourite hobbies:
