Shadow Puppet

33-54-1

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 33-54-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 19th Century - 1933
Section Asian
Materials Hide
Iconography Tang Sanzang | Xuanzang
Description

Shadow puppet of the monk Tang Sanzang (唐三藏) modeled after the Buddhist monk Xuanzang. This puppet is used in the play "The Leopard" (金钱豹, Jin Qian Bao). He is also featured in the Journey to the West. Red cap with gold/black crest. Red cloak, amber shirt/pants.

Credit Line Purchased from John C. Ferguson, 1933

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