Shadow Play Puppet, 'Young Scholar'
This framed shadow play puppet features the typical image of an ancient Chinese young scholar. The puppet was cut of a piece of cow hide; it is purely cut and painted by hand. The snow flake patterns carved on the puppet is one of the popular pattern to show the skill of the craftsman.
The student wears round student cap with two strips. The long robe worn on him is sewn with the Chinese character – "Fu" in traditional Chinese calligraphy style, meaning of full of fortune and health.
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Ships from Galleria Pangea China office. |
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.”
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