Object Number | 33-54-30 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1933 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Hide |
Iconography | General | Wang Ping |
Description | Shadow puppet of Wang Ping (王平) a General under the command of Zhu Geliang from the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (San Guo Yan Yi, 三国演义). Black beard/hair with elaborate ornaments in green/yellow/red topped by zig zags/balls. Pale yellow shirt with frog buttons and green floral pattern. Curved saber. |
Credit Line | Purchased from John C. Ferguson, 1933 |
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