Funko Pop! Disney Ultimate Princess S3 No. 1020 – Mulan (Cutting Her Hair)
This collectable vinyl figurine depicts the heroine Mulan, released as part of the Pop! Disney collection dedicated to the ‘Ultimate Princess Celebration’ series. Produced by Funko, it is made entirely of PVC.
The character is depicted frozen in a key pose, grasping her sword to cut her hair.
Technical specifications
- Manufacturer: Funko
- Range: Pop! Vinyl / Disney (Ultimate Princess Series 3)
- Model number: 1020
- Character: Mulan (Hair-cutting scene)
- Licence: Disney
- Sub-licence: Mulan
- Product type: Fixed-head vinyl figure (Vinyl Figure)
- Material: PVC
- Figure height: Approx. 9 cm
- Packaging language: Multilingual
- International barcode (EAN): 0889698563529
- Packaging type: Illustrated cardboard box with a transparent plastic display window, allowing the figure to be displayed whilst keeping the original packaging sealed.
Origin and background of the character
The character of Mulan is inspired by the legendary Chinese figure Hua Mulan, whose story is recounted in the ancient poem The Ballad of Mulan, before being adapted by Disney Studios into the eponymous 1998 animated film. The plot is set in ancient China, threatened by a Hun invasion. To save her elderly, ailing father from forced conscription, the young woman decides to disguise herself as a man in order to secretly enlist in his place under the identity of Ping. The specific design of this figurine captures the moment of her visual and psychological transition, as she uses her father’s sword to cut off her hair and don the family armour.
