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Shadow Play Puppet, 'Tang Emperor'

This character of Shadow Play presents the seventh emperor of Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618~A.D. 907) – Li Longji, also called as Tang Ming Huang. He wears a crown and his royal yellow dragon robe.

Yellow is the special color to present the emperors in Chinese feudalistic ages standing for the royal family and imperial power of kings. Only the royal family and officials with special permissions can wear yellow. The emperor's robe is decorated with five flying dragons and ocean wave on the cuff of trousers. In ancient Chinese legends, dragon comes from the ocean, so the image of dragon has always been linked with oceans.

Price: $49.99

About the artist, Xue Hongquan

Shadow play in an ancient art form dates back over 2000 years in China. Shadow play was originated in Hua County, Shaanxi province, China, where Xue Hongquan was born. Born in 1968, Xue left school and started a career in making the shadow puppet when he was 14. “ Shadow play drama is very rarely performed now. Competing with televisions and movies, Shadow play can only be found at my hometown for weddings and funerals”, says Xue,” but I am happy that more and more people are interested in my leather puppets. I hope with my puppets, people can know more about shadow play and come to see a live play.” Read more...