Puppet
Shadow puppet of a group of Chinese men wearing long robes over wide trousers, depicted in profile walking to their right. Constructed in three pieces of cut card painted in ochre, scarlet, black and blue. The figures have suffered damage: the head of the central figure is lacking; the left hand figure has been torn in two at the upper arm area and his head has been torn off, but is retained as a separate piece. The feet and lower trousers of all three characters have suffered damage: the lower right trouser section of the left hand figure is now retained as a separate piece
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cut card, watercolour, ink and pencil |
| Brief description | Shadow puppet of a group of Chinese men |
| Physical description | Shadow puppet of a group of Chinese men wearing long robes over wide trousers, depicted in profile walking to their right. Constructed in three pieces of cut card painted in ochre, scarlet, black and blue. The figures have suffered damage: the head of the central figure is lacking; the left hand figure has been torn in two at the upper arm area and his head has been torn off, but is retained as a separate piece. The feet and lower trousers of all three characters have suffered damage: the lower right trouser section of the left hand figure is now retained as a separate piece |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This shadow puppet is similar in style to the Chinese figures, S.612 - S.613-2001 and S.616-2001, the boat, S.615-2001, and the horse, S.617-2001. These puppets appear to be part of a group |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.614-2001 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2004 |
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