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Item specifics - Folk Art, Primitives

Original/ Reproduction:	Original	Type:	Dolls
Listed By:	Artist	Material:	Oxhide
Signed?:	Unsigned	Style:	Naive, Primitive
Size Type/ Largest Dimension:	Small (Up to 14'')	Date of Creation:	2000-Now
Region of Origin:	Asia

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Item Information

Chinese Leather Shadow Play puppet - Dragon
It is a original hand-made puppet, Delicate handwork, fine proportion and great design! Don't miss it!

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Title	Dragon
Material	Oxhide
Size	*48.5cm. 16cm. appro 19" * 6.3 "**
Facture	Handiwork
Packing	Simple Packing

Background

Shadow play is an ancient art of performance. It came into being in the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 25) and has more than two thousand years' history.
The shadow play is spread across China. The subjects often come from folk literature, historical stories and legends. Characters of the puppet can be easily judged from their appearances: the fair and loyal one is always handsome, while the wicked and hypocritical one is ugly. The shapes, clothes and rhyme scheme are also divided into five kinds: sheng (male lead), dan (female lead), jing (character with painted facial make-up), mo (servant) and chou (clown). During the long process of evolution, the shadow plays are divided into various schools. Each shadow play has its special features. The puppets are all made elaborate and exaggeratedly，so they are highly decorative and have bright colors.
The shadow puppets are not only used in performances; they themselves are a kind of artwork. Many procedures have to be gone through to make a shadow puppet.
Since the shadow play is a two-dimensional activity, the shadow projected onto the screen always features the profile. The silhouette profile, therefore, becomes the focus in making a shadow puppet. The puppet makers have accumulated a set of experiences in shapes, sexuality and ages of the figures.
In communicating means through light and shadow, the shadow play has many similarities with the modern film.
As a comprehensive art, the shadow play integrates many kinds of Chinese traditional culture, including the paper-cutting, mural, woodcut pictures, stone carving, opera and music. Various schools of shadow plays in different regions show some common features. They are all graceful, elegant, rigorous, harmonious and hyperbolic. The artistic charm of the shadow play is unique.

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We use the below shipping method :

EMS shipping takes 4-6 work days to arrive (less than 30 kg). We'll offer the tracking code for you to easily track online. Airmail takes 7-15 days to arrive (less than 0.5 kg).Sea-land shipping takes 45-60 days to arrive.

Combine Shipping: Add AU $5.00 for each additional piece.

For US, Canadian and Europe buyer: S&H is US$10.00 for first item by China Post's airmail.S&H is US$25.00 for first item by EMS. Add US$4.00 for each additional piece.

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Contact

Please feel free to contact us at zhenamy@gmail.com orqz196@hotmail.comwith any orders or questions.

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* If we do not receive payment within 5 days, we reserve the right to cancel the order and relist the item.

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Shipping and handling

Item location: Beijing, China

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