Lot 0481

Chinese Opera Puppets

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TWELVE ASIAN PUPPETS.: First half 20th century. Carved heads with original gesso and hand painted features, elaborate cloth and sequin costumes and fiber hair. Eleven are Chinese opera puppets, average 16"l., and one is a J

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Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet: DESCRIPTION: This Chinese opera marionette hand puppet dressed in a silk green robe. The puppet head is of painted ceramic. With elaborate headpiece and traditional opera makeup. These puppets were us

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Chinese Puppet Head, Yunnan Province, 19th/20th C.: Chinese Puppet Head, Yunnan Province, 19th/20th C. Carved wood and lacquer. On stand. Provenance: Thomas Murray Asiatica-Ethnographica, Mill Valley, CA. Size: 5.5'' x 2.5'' x 2.5'' (14 x 6 x 6 cm); He

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RARE ANTIQUE CHINESE PUPPET ON LUCITE STAND: Rare antique Carved Chinese Puppet on Lucite Stand. The piece has all hand sewn custom clothing that is original-the body has wood arms and stuffed fabric legs-it looks like it may have had a hat whic

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19th Century Chinese Puppet Head: Carved and dyed wood with silk garments. 4dia x 9 1/2h

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Antique Chinese Puppet: Antique Chinese Puppet. Head constructed of paper mache, hands and feet constructed of wood. Hand painted. Overall very good condition. Housed in plexi-glass and mirrored box. Puppet measures 18.5". C

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Opera Theatre Puppet Stage with Original Porcelain: Opera Theatre Puppet Stage with Original Porcelain Puppets. French, ca. 1880s. An ornate, hand painted wooden stage with carved façade and original cloth curtain that can be drawn and locked into

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Collection of Chinese Theater Puppets 12'' Each. Large: Collection of Chinese Theater Puppets 12'' Each. Large grouping of thirty-eight individual puppets, some with gold thread dragon robes. Includes demons, deities, and immortals. Paper mache and wood he

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COLLECTION OF CHINESE POLYCHROME PUPPETS: COLLECTION OF CHINESE POLYCHROME PUPPETSChinese, early to mid-19th century, polychrome enameled wood. Diminutive carvings of figures on horseback.Each approximately 3 in. (7.6 cm.)

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Chinese marionette puppets: Chinese marionette puppets. The bodies are 17" long. The man's head is 4.5" long, the woman's head is 4" long.

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A collection of six Chinese shadow puppets: A collection of six Chinese shadow puppetsMounted in two frames. (2)the larger frame 24 1/2 x 41in (62 x 104cm)

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Pair of Mounted & Framed Chinese Shadow Puppets: Chinese, translucent leather shadow puppets with intricately cut detail, one woman and one man, 10 1/2" x 16 1/2" framed.

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Chinese Shadow Puppets, Group of 3: Lot 180 Chinese Shadow Puppets, Group of 3 painted cowhide, depicting one pair of figures, a guardian lion, and a horse largest: 11 x 11 1/2 inches smallest: 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches frame dimensions (l

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A Chinese shadowbox puppet theater display: A Chinese giltwood and polychrome decorated shadowbox puppet theater displaythe arch height 55in (140cm); width 64in (162.5cm); depth 2in (5cm)

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Chinese Qing Shadow Puppet, Emperor on Horseback: Phenomenal intricate Qing Dynasty Shadow Puppet of a emperor on horseback is made from leather and pigment, framed: 25" x 30 1/2" Frame Puppet Measures Appx 14" W x 16" H

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