Shadow Puppet

Shadow puppet of Guan Tai (关泰). Guan Tai has the same last name as the famous hero Guan Yu from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (San Guo Yan Yi, 三国演义) therefore he also has Guan Yu's iconic red face.This puppet was used in the play, "The Temple of the Eight Spirits" (Ba Zha Miao, 八蜡庙) taken from the novel "The Cases of Lord Shi" (Shi Gong An, 施公案). Angry male with red face and long, straight black beard. Elaborate headdress with balls/floral design in green/red/amber. Multi-colored, elaborate clothing with design in green/red/amber. Floral/scale/cross designs. Sword at hip with red tassel and tip of handle.