A JAVANESE WAYANG PURWA SHADOW PUPPET WITH MONSTERS
Java, Indonesia, 19th century

A JAVANESE WAYANG PURWA SHADOW PUPPET WITH MONSTERS
Java, Indonesia, 19th century

Of rectangular shape, with a conical top, made of leather and painted with opaque pigments, white wash and gold, the layout of the body and limbs of the demons pierced, the openwork top with birds amidst vegetal branches, the panel attached to two wooden sticks running through its centre, approx. 89cm long.

Dimensions: approx. 89cm long