I have to agree with you about emotions with no face up. Sable showed me lots of emotions when she had no face painted, and the emotions even show up in photos.
Your girl is very sweet, almost all of them seem to have a nervous face and posture when they first arrive, like they are checking to see what home they have come to. (of course you do get a few dolls that could not care less where they have turned up cause they now they will rule the house lol)
Added - I had a nose at the rest of your photos
did you manage to get her neck sorted out? From the photos i see, it needs to be sitting alittle more snuggly in the well on the bottom of her head..
http://parabox.jp/obi-setsu/25head.html this is the best picture i can find. Love the photo of her sitting on her arm, she looks very sweet and coy.