ISBN:
91-85344-01-X
,
978-91-85344-01-7
ISSN:
0081-5632
Language:
English
,
Chinese
Pages:
249 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Monograph Series. Etnografiska Museet (Stockholm) 15
Keywords:
Theater China
;
Schattentheater
;
Figurentheater
;
Beijing 〈Stadt, China〉
Abstract:
The Ethnographical Museum of Sweden in Stockholm is in charge of an almost complete shadow theatre consisting of more than 1000 pieces (H2905). It includes the stage as well as figures, musical instruments and texts. In 1931 Dr. Gösta Montell purchased it in Peking and brought it back to Stockholm. It is a wonderful specimen of the old Peking shadow theatre and of Chinese craftsmanship. The figures are beautifully cut and decorated and almost all are varnished. They were made at the end of the last century and are similar to the famous "Manchu Prince" collection at the Deutsches Ledermuseum in Frankfurt am Main.
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- The Shadow Theatre of Beijing. Indroductory settings. Character-types. Colours. Physiognomy. Beards. Hair styles. Head-dresses. Garments. Footwear. Scenery. Musical Instruments. Shadow theatre texts. The Chain-Plot. Commentary to The Chain-Plot. Catalogue Raisonnée -- Photos -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Index of Chinese characters
Note:
The Chain-Plot, chinesisch: Tiao Ch'an in chinesischer Schrift mit Annotationen in englischer Sprache; Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 227-229
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