DepartmentAsia

Shishi hand puppet

NamePuppet

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumPapier-mache, paint, lacquer

Dimensions5 5/16 × 6 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (13.5 × 16.5 × 12.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.3.604X

Object numberA.1981.3.604X

DescriptionMold made, papier-mache, painted, lacquered. Red with black. Gold eyebrows, gold black eyes, gold black whiskers, gold nostrils, teeth. White feather topknot. Mouth activated by bar across back. Horns activated by string at back. Dark green, white cloth at back. // $35 ea.