Shadow Puppets Antique
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 30.71 in W 16.54 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 15.75 in W 9.06 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet depicts a mythical bird. It was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 18.51 in W 17.33 in D 0.02 in
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 15.75 in W 13.39 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 26.38 in W 13.78 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 22.05 in W 11.82 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 18.51 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Decorative Indonesian Shadow Puppet on Finely Carved Horn Rods, 19th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
Decorative Indonesian shadow puppet from the island of Java. A rare survivor with intricately
Category
19th Century Indonesian Anglo-Indian Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather
H 29.14 in W 12.21 in D 0.79 in
"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 26" high
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 32" high
Category
19th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 23.63 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 20" high
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Leather
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Indonesian shadow puppet/Wayang kulit, 19th century
Wayang kulit, or Indonesian shadow puppets are
Category
19th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th century puppet figure demon red ornate gold mythological Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 19" high
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather
"Flat Wooden Puppet (Woman with Comb & White Face) Wayang Klitik, " Leather
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Leather
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 16" high
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Leather
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
in China including rod puppets, glove puppets, shadow puppets and string puppets.
The glove
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood
Delftsche Slaolie
By Jan Toorop
Located in Chicago, IL
unique style is a symbolic and mystic mixture of the Japanese shadow puppet influence and frenzied Art
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Lithograph
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
was a French artist best known for his delicate illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet
Category
Early 20th Century French Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29.75 in W 41 in D 0.75 in
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
and shadow puppet theater at the Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris. Both art forms showcased Rivère’s
Category
Early 20th Century French Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29 in W 40.25 in D 0.75 in
Le Cénacle by Victor Mignot, Art Nouveau Commedia dell'Arte lithograph, 1897
By Victor Mignot
Located in Chicago, IL
, Columbine, and Harlequin at the shadow play theater Le Cénacle.
In a manner reminiscent of Georges de Feure
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Lithograph
H 12 in W 8.38 in D 0.1 in
Night Life at the Moulin Rouge
By Henry Somm
Located in Fairlawn, OH
noir’s first puppet show, which subsequently evolved into shadow theater. Somm’s Japonism and sense of
Category
Late 19th Century French School Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Ink
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19th Century Worship Bell-Rope of Japanese Shrine
Located in Chiba, JP
Suzuo (lit. ‘Cord of bell’) as long hanging cloth rope installed above the offertory box at Japanese shrine/temple, for shaking to hit and ring the upper bell to wake up the gods in ...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Chinese Famille Noir Mille Fleur Assembled Service
Located in Austin, TX
A large assembled set of Chinese porcelain mille fleur wares. The set featuring a full tea service, as well as various plates, cups, and saucers. All piece in the mille fleur, or tho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Porcelain
'Three Friends Of Winter' Motif Jar, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
"Three Friends of Winter" motif: pine (song), bamboo (zhu), and plum (prunus or mei), which are known for their ability to thrive during the winter months. The pine and plum blossom ...
Category
1720s Chinese Qing Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Ceramic
No Reserve
H 9.45 in Dm 4.34 in
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Ancient Luristan bronze sword with nice patina.
Luristan bronze comes from the province of Lorestan, a region of nowadays Western Iran in the Zagros Mountains. With its rich and lon...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Persian Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Bronze
H 26.86 in W 1.54 in D 3.15 in
Sculptural Chair Carved from Solid Mango Wood Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderfully sculptural chair with mix of wood textures and shades. A uniquely sculptural and versatile piece, this chair was crafted from a single block of mango wood and has a smo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Set of Five Graduated Hand Painted Brass Temple Bells Chinese 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
Set of five graduated hand painted brass temple bells, in good, original, vintage condition, We believe there charming bells are 19th C vintage, made in China, however we are not exp...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Brass
Cocoon Hanging Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Chair cocoon hanging all handmade
in resin rattan. Chain included.
Also available in resin rattan in black finish.
With cushion included in taupe or white finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Resin
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Yarn
Sculptural French Wicker Rattan Cane Alpaca Fruit Basket Bowl MCM Boho Tiki
By Mario Torres
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Playful vintage French wicker decorative basket in the shape of an alpaca, lama or camel in the style of Mario Torres. Finely crafted and in perfect condition this piece looks like u...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Cane
H 13.19 in W 15.75 in D 6.3 in
Cizhou Lotus Carved Jar, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This jar features a carved design, which is typical of Cizhou ware. It has a creamy white and brown color scheme, and the prominent decoration of lotus flower, which is a common moti...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Pottery
Celadon Vase, Five Dynasties or Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th Century
Located in seoul, KR
The form of Longquan celadon vases from the Northern Song dynasty evolved from an early design with a long neck and tapering body to a later ovoid body with a shorter neck. Over time...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Celadon
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame. These baskets were used to carry leaves, fruit, g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Japanese "Suiseki" Makkouseki from Ehime
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone mined in Japan.
Not only in China but also in Japan from ancient times, rocks in the mountains have been shaved and stones for viewing have been quarried.
Such stone...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Stone
Wayang Puppet Wood Carving Set, Java, Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood carving set depicts mythical characters that are popular amid "Wayang" puppet shows. "Wayang" is a type of shadow puppet show originating from the island of Java, Indonesia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Tribal Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Paint
Cizhou Rectangular Pillow with Carved Decoration, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Cizhou ware is known for its robust forms and freely applied decoration, often featuring a white slip under clear glaze. The pillow is rectangular, with a slightly curved top surface...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
No Reserve
H 4.73 in W 12.6 in D 6.3 in
Vintage Wooden Figure Bali Indonesia Statue Wood
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely wooden Balinese Statue. Very high quality of carving. Great display pieces.Lovely pair of carved wooden Balinese bookend statues. Very high quality of carving. Great display p...
Category
20th Century Chinese Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood
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Early 20th Century Pair of Indonesian Paintings in Vintage Burl Wood Frames
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of paintings on paper depicting wayang kulit also known as shadow puppets. These Indonesian
Category
Early 20th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 39.5 in W 29.25 in D 1.5 in
Indonesian Painting on Paper in Vintage Burl Wood Frame, Early 20th Century
Located in San Antonio, TX
likely early 20th century and the frame is most certainly of that era. Shadow puppet storytelling is one
Category
Early 20th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 32.5 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
Pair of Qing Dynasty Wooden Figures
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, young male heirs being manipulated as puppets by the ruling families, and the court became rotten with
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Wood
Qing Stone Sculpture of a Seated Horse
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, young male heirs being manipulated as puppets by the ruling families, and the court became rotten with
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Stone
Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost
By Henry Fuseli
Located in New York, NY
dark shadows of the cloud of light emanating from behind the ghost's helmeted head. Its halo of
Category
1790s Romantic Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Engraving
Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost
By Henry Fuseli
Located in New York, NY
dark shadows of the cloud of light emanating from behind the ghost's helmeted head. Its halo of
Category
1790s Romantic Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Engraving
Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster For A Dutch East Indies Indonesia Exhibition
By Jan Thorn Prikker
Located in London, GB
, Johan Thorn Prikker (1868-1932), renowned for his Art Nouveau style. Image features Indonesian shadow
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Shadow Puppets Antique
H 28.75 in W 36.42 in D 0.04 in
The Couronnes Disaster 1903
By Jules-Alexandre Grün
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
in Montmartre. A contributor to a number of reviews, he also produced silhouettes for shadow-puppet
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Lavoir au Haut-Trestaou (The Wash House at Haut-Trestaou) /// French Modern
By Henri Riviere
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet theater at the Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris. Both art forms
Category
1890s Impressionist Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Lithograph
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
Category
19th Century Folk Art Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
Original Art Nouveau exhibition poster: Dutch Indies (Indonesia) Art Exhibition
By Jan Thorn Prikker
Located in London, GB
, Johan Thorn Prikker (1868-1932), renowned for his Art Nouveau style. Image features Indonesian shadow
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Paper
Javanese Shadow Puppet
Located in Wainscott, NY
Javanese Shadow Puppet is Incised, Pierced and Painted Metal. It is Mounted and Framed.
Category
19th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Metal
Javanese Shadow Puppet
Located in Wainscott, NY
Javanese Shadow Puppet is Incised, Pierced and Painted Metal. It is mounted and Framed.
Category
19th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Metal
Javanese Shadow Puppets
Located in Wainscott, NY
Javanese shadow Puppets which are Incised, Pierced and Painted Metal. They are Mounted and Framed.
Category
19th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Metal
Wayang Puppet Stencils
Located in San Francisco, CA
Teak stencil plates for creating the flat shadow puppets from Java, Indonesia. Extremely decorative
Category
19th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
Materials
Teak
Articulated Clown Boy Puppet in Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
Articulated Clown Boy Puppet by J.W. S&S Publishing out of Bavaria. Shown in a shadow box and can
Category
Early 20th Century Shadow Puppets Antique
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Questions About Shadow Puppets Antique
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022It is believed that shadow puppetry originated in China during the Han Dynasty, which is more than two thousand years ago. Shadow plays feature transparent shapes or puppets that are worked against a screen and lit from behind. Their colors and details are seen by the audience, so they aren’t just a shadow but a much more dynamic representation. Shop a collection of Chinese puppets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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