Additional titles
何仙姑 | 何仙姑
He Xiangu

Dated
Date of origin: first half of the 20th century

Geographical reference
Place of origin: China / Guangdong

Material / technique
Ceramic, colored
Textile, embroidered
Wood, carved
Trimming, sewn
Paper, glued

Dimensions
Weight: 260 g
Puppet volume: 33,5 x 19 x 8 cm

Acquisition note
Purchase Heubel 1984

Creditline
KOLK 17 Figurentheater & Museum, Lübeck

Research object no.
FD000005

Keywords
Wǔfú lián | Five Blessings Asia Eastern Asia Dio Suan | Teoswa

Object description
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Object history
The puppet is one of 75 that were purchased together with a wooden stage, props, fabrics and musical instruments by Fritz Fey Jr. for the Theatre Puppet Museum in 1985. The head, body and hat were put together differently at the time and inventoried separately. The name of the theatre troupe on the curtain fabrics reads "Lao Mei Chun Xiang" ("Old Plum Blossom, Spring Fragrance"). The collection was purchased from the antiquarian bookshop Lothar Heubel in Cologne and is said to have travelled from Chaozhou to Germany via Bangkok. The dates in the documents of KOLK 17 are ambiguous, but point to the 1830s. However, research by Shasha Li in 2021 on site in Chaozhou and an in-depth inspection in the KOLK 17 depot in November 2023 revealed dates in the first half of the 20th century. (24.04.2024, AN)