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Chinese Opera Puppet

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900

$258Sale Price|29% Off

H 22 in W 6 in D 3 in

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th-century puppet opera. Complete with

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Toys and Dolls

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

hairdo, and an original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s

Located in Studio City, CA

garment/ robe with a dragon symbol. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet

Located in Atlanta, GA

This Chinese opera marionette puppet is dress in an elegant embroidered silk dragon robe. The

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Toys

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet

Located in Atlanta, GA

This Chinese opera hand puppet is dress in an elegant, embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet

Category

Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Recent Sales

4 Chinese Opera Puppet Heads
4 Chinese Opera Puppet Heads

4 Chinese Opera Puppet Heads

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H 20 in Dm 5 in

4 Chinese Opera Puppet Heads

Located in Palm Beach, FL

4 carved and painted wood Chinese puppet heads, 2 with caned torsos, mounted on turned wood

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

19th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
19th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

19th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

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H 18 in W 8 in D 4 in

19th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese opera marionette puppet with finely carved and painted face, with silk

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

Located in Chicago, IL

the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th century puppet opera. Complete with

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Toys and Dolls

Materials

Silk, Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

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H 23 in W 5.5 in D 3 in

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet

Located in Chicago, IL

the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th century puppet opera. Complete with

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Toys and Dolls

Materials

Silk, Wood

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet, Chaozhou Doll, Qing Dynasty
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet, Chaozhou Doll, Qing Dynasty

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet, Chaozhou Doll, Qing Dynasty

Located in Hamburg, DE

such puppets, the common people in remote regions of China were visited to perform traditional opera

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese country opera puppets
Pair of Chinese country opera puppets

Pair of Chinese country opera puppets

Located in Westport, CT

A pair of beautifully crafted and rare poppets of Chinese opera characters with richly adorned

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Art

Materials

Beads

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Located in New York, NY

Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood; the feet and hands are also made of wood. The hands can form a closed fist or an op...

Category

20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silk

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Chinese Opera Puppet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese opera puppet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wood and paint, every Chinese opera puppet was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese opera puppet — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available.

How Much is a Chinese Opera Puppet?

Prices for a Chinese opera puppet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $294 and can go as high as $1,800, while the average can fetch as much as $495.