Shadow puppet of Yeoman runner Li Len. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the Yeoman wearing a black shirt and pants, tied at the waist by red and green ties. He wears a large orange hat with a red feather(?) extending straight up. He has large eyebrows, a red face and a long ...
Shadow puppet of the magistrate's judicial chair. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the black chair with a red back, and red fabric hanging from the seat. The seat itself and front of base are both ornately carved and painted green, yellow and red.
Shadow puppet of the magistrate's table. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a red, stepped table draped in red cloth with blue-green decoration. On the table, from left to right: two yellow scrolls(?), a gold crown(?), and a black box. '9' is painted in the lower right corner.
Shadow puppet. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a man dressed in black clothes, red stripe down the pants, and orange tie at waist. He wears a tall purple hat with beige fringe on top. He has a thick black moustache and goatee. Operated by three rods. Joints at the shoulders...
Shadow puppet. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict a man with a large black cap, black shirt tied at the waist, and beige pants. Operated by three bamboo rods. Joints at the shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and knees.
Shadow puppet of a tiger. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the tiger with orange with black stripes in profile and on all fours. Operated by two rods - one attached at the head, and the other at the tail. Joints at the head, elbows, waist, tail and knees.
Shadow puppet of a load of firewood. Made of paper which has been cut and painted to depict the firewood. Two separate cutouts are attached to a rod through notches down their centres. Another rod is tied to the first to extend its length. The firewood is painted brown with a section of red down ...