ANCIENT BURMESE PUPPET WITH THREADS 20th CENTURY

YEAR 1910

Description:

FIGURE THE ALCHEMIST THE COURT PHYSICIAN

YEAR 1910

From Burma, I offer you this beautiful puppet depicting the alchemist, the court physician...

This character is an integral part of the recurring figures in Burmese puppet theater.

The face features a superb "complexion"

articulated mouth

the hands and the mouth are fully articulated...

Material: Wood and costume in red fabric with sequins, red headdress...

This puppet dates from the 1910s, a very beautiful and large piece for discerning collectors...

normal signs of wear due to its great age, it is period and not a reproduction... It is an antique.