Puppetry · ST10104
Rod Puppet Theatre
Rod-puppet plays, from traditional opera scenes to today's puppet shows for children.
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Mural guide
Under a banyan tree by a village temple, two performers behind a black cloth on a bamboo frame raise rods to work a painted-face warrior puppet and a lady puppet. A man plays a suona and another beats a drum as villagers watch.
Puppet plays worked on rods from below the screen, including iron-rod and firework puppets