Puppet
Shadow puppet of a three-sailed Chinese boat. Constructed in one piece of card, painted in ochre, scarlet, and black. The top of the central sail is missing and the right hand section of the ship has been torn in two at deck level, but is retained as a separate section
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cut card, watercolour, ink and pencil |
| Brief description | Shadow puppet of a Chinese sailing boat |
| Physical description | Shadow puppet of a three-sailed Chinese boat. Constructed in one piece of card, painted in ochre, scarlet, and black. The top of the central sail is missing and the right hand section of the ship has been torn in two at deck level, but is retained as a separate section |
| 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.614-2001 and S.616-2001, and the horse, S.617-2001. These puppets appear to be part of a group |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.615-2001 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2004 |
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