Shadow Puppet Collection

Woman Making Rabbit Shadow for Small Boy, 1807. Creator: Shinsai
Woman Making Rabbit Shadow for Small Boy, 1807

'The shadow show; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. Creator: Lindley, Augustus Frederick
The shadow show; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

The Seventh Month, ca. 1767. Creator: Ishikawa Toyomasa
The Seventh Month, ca. 1767

Sheet 15 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 15 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 14 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 14 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 13 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 13 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 10 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 10 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 2 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 2 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70

Sheet 4 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 4 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70

Sheet 7 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 7 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 6 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 6 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 5 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 5 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 5 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 5 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70

Sheet 3 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 3 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 11 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 11 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Shadow Pictures and Silhouettes, 1883. Creator: Unknown
Shadow Pictures and Silhouettes, 1883. From " St. Nicholas: Volume X. Part I. November 1882, to May 1883". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1883]

The Berlin Shadowplay, 1840s. Artist: Grandville, Jean-Jacques (1803-1847)
The Berlin Shadowplay, 1840s. From a private collection

Depiction of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana
Shadow-puppet of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, from the State of Kerantan in Malaysia. From the British Museums collection

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