Chinese Shadow Puppets
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
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Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
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Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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Textile, Wood, Paint
Harvey Probber & Jack Lenor Larsen Happiness Sectional Sofa, Lacquer Red 1968
By Jack Lenor Larsen, Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Harvey Probber & Jack Lenor Larsen Happiness corner sectional sofa, lacquer red, 1968-1972. Gorgeous low slung modern sectional seating set of three. This is a truly extraordinary, m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Textile, Wool, Mohair
H 24 in W 108 in D 32 in
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment/ robe with a dragon symbol.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acq...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
H 18 in W 8 in D 4 in
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
20th Century Pair of Oriental Puppet Dolls with Original Silk Costumes
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality pair of 20th century Oriental puppet dolls with original costumes.
These decorative Oriental puppets are framed in Lucite making them easy to display on a table, co...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Lucite, Wood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face, long grey beard, and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired fro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Japanese Buddhist Monk Priest 7 Column Silk Brocade Kesa Ceremonial Temple Robe
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully ornamented and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's Kesa ceremonial silk robe featuring various colorful birds in flight.
Kesa (which ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles
Materials
Textile, Brocade, Silk
H 44.5 in W 89.5 in D 0.1 in
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
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...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
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 puppet head is of painted ceramic. The ornate headdress is decorate with beads, silk and...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Vintage Chinese Silk Fabric with Flower and Sun Motif in Custom Black Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese silk fabric depicting pink flowers, waves and the sun set in a black custom made frame, under glass. This vintage Chinese silk fabric, elegantly framed under glass,...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Carved wooden statuette of Guandi God of war & dog lion of Fo - China Ming 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This marvelous polychrome carved wooden statuette represents a Buddhist temple guardian, Guandi or Guan Yu sitting on a Fo dog.
The guardian and the dog are on a base whose feet reca...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 11.42 in W 4.73 in D 5.91 in
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Green Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
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...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
Pair of Chinese Shiwan Guangdong Red Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese red porcelain foo dogs with spirited expressions, detailing, and shiwan town in guangdong forms- home to one of the most famous folk kilns during the ming and qing dy...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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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
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Rare Collection of Early 20th Century Chinese Shadow Puppet Theatre
Located in London, GB
Rare Collection of early 20th century Chinese shadow puppet theatre
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Early Victorian Toys
Materials
Cotton, Pine, Paper
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Questions About Chinese Shadow Puppets
- 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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