Story of a Small World: Chinese Dough Doll Exhibition

Discover the art of Chinese dough dolls at the Japan-China Friendship Center Museum. Each of these miniature dolls are handcrafted from dough made with wheat and glutinous rice flour. This culinary art has lived on for over 1,000 years in China and surrounding regions, and the dolls are usually given as gifts on celebratory occasions. A typical figurine can fit on the palm of your hand, with heights ranging anywhere between 10cm and 20cm. That said, extreme miniaturised dolls aren’t uncommon as well.