Object Number | 33-54-40 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1933 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Hide |
Iconography | Ma Mian |
Description | Shadow Puppet of Ma Mian (马面) also known as Horse-Face who one of the attendants of the King of Hell, Yan Wang Ye (阎王爷). Ma Mian along with Niutou (牛頭) are featured in the Journey to the West. Long black hair and mane. Black eyes. Tawny body, no shirt. Black pants with red/yellow sash in floral and 'x' design. |
Credit Line | Purchased from John C. Ferguson, 1933 |
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