Object Number | 33-54-38 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1933 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Hide |
Iconography | Ao Guang |
Description | Shadow puppet of a Long Wang (龍王) or Dragon King. He is known as the 'King of the Dragons of the East Sea" (东海龙王敖广), named Ao Guang (敖廣). He also appears in Journey to the West. Green face/red beard and yellow thin moustache. Elaborate headdress in black/amber/yellow. Red clothing with yellow/green simplified lotus and diagonal line design. Curved yellow/green/red belt. |
Credit Line | Purchased from John C. Ferguson, 1933 |
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