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Shadow Players
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Shadow Players

CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsImage: 25 1/2 × 17 7/8 inches (64.77 × 45.4 cm)
Mount: 43 × 21 5/8 inches (109.22 × 54.94 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-43/172
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionTwo figures in front of a stage on which a shadow play is being performed.
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