Old Chinese wooden Puppet from Fujian

Chinese Puppet

- Chinese puppets were invented 2000 years ago. Chinese puppetry has a long history.
- At the begining the puppet shows were performed Emperor and Empress in the imperial courts.
- Over the time, the first puppets (burial items) as evolved into the new puppets for entertrainment during festive ocassions.
- Puppetry started to be very famous in 1573 during the Ming Dynasty. The puppet province in China is Fujian (South-Est of China).
- This Chinese Puppet is an original item which is in Wood and with old clothes.
- This statue is a very beautiful decoration item. (also for the collectors).