Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/13 a-c

Li Tieguai shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and crutch (part c). He has long curly black hair, a curly scraggy beard and a dirty face. He wears a black robe with small red or green cloud decorations, tied at the waist with a red sash, and with red pants showing under the bottom of the ro...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/8 a-c

Ju Bajie (Pigsy) shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and accessory rake (part c). Pigsy is depicted with a human body, and pig head. His head is more translucent and shiny than the body. He has a pig snout and large pig ears, large almond-shaped eyes and black eyebrows. He wears a black hat...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/1 a-b

Shadow puppet of a female warrior (wudan) (Mu Guiying), made from semi-translucent cut, punched and painted cow hide. Limbs jointed with fibre at the shoulders, elbows and hips. The puppet (part a) has a large detachable head (part b). Her face is cutout, and outlined in black with small angled r...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/17 a-c

He Xiangu shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and lotus flower (part c). She is depicted with a cutout face, and long black hair that is partially tied up on her head, and then the rest extends down. Her hair is tied with red ribbon and decorated with flowers. She wears a pink robe with var...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/10 a-e

Sha Wujing (Evil Sandman/Sandy) shadow puppet with separate head (part b), weapon accessory (part c), two large bundles (parts d-e). He wears a monk's robe of a yellow, green, red and black hexagon pattern and has curly black facial hair as well as long curly black hair, which is tied back by a g...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/11 a-c

Tang Seng (Buddhist Monk from the Tang dynasty) shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and khakkhara or monk staff (part c). His face is cutout and outlined in black, and he wears a Buddhist crown on his head with large green ties. He wears a cloak and interior dress indicated by the different...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/7

Shadow puppet head (male protagonist character; Yang saga). Flat head made from semi-translucent cut, punched and painted hide. The face is cutout and outlined in black, with curved eyebrows and a small angled red lip. She wears an ornate headdress with a section of fabric extending down from a d...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/5

Shadow puppet head (ran or jing, bearded man character; Yang saga). Flat head made from semi-translucent cut, punched and painted hide. His face is red, he has lying silkworm eyebrows, a red phoenix eye, and a five-strand beard. The headdress has a cloth section which extends upwards, with anothe...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/2

Shadow puppet head (male protagonist character; Yang saga). Flat head made from semi-translucent cut, punched and painted hide. The head is of a young leading male archetype character. The face is cutout and outlined in black with fine features. He wears an ornate black headdress decorated with s...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/18 a-c

Lan Caihe shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and basket of flowers (part c). Depicted with a cutout face. They wear a full-length red robe decorated with circular floral decorations, and their hair is tied up in a bun, which is wrapped in a green scarf and tied with red ribbon. They wear b...