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A shadow puppet fragment of a female head, outlining the face in profile, with red and black detailing. The forehead has a horizontal black band. The eye is outlined in black extending to the back of the head with a horizontal black line. The nose curls inward to create a nostril. The mouth is outlined with red. The white hair has a black bun at the back of the head. Behind the ears, there is a black section. The neck is split with a groove in the middle.
A shadow puppet fragment of a female body. Clothing is black, red, green, and orange in a harlequin pattern. Small feet are in red boots. Wire is coiled around the neck.
A shadow puppet of a male (sheng or lead male type character, Emperor's court) (parts a-b) with a profile face in outline. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, blue, and black with a crane(?) in a circle on the chest, and floral print on a natural-coloured background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red, orange, and blue headdress (part c) that has two pompoms. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.
Dark blue shirushi banten (印半纏), a type of hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏), also known as happi (法被, 半被). There is a wide blue band around the neck and down the centre opening. On the centre opening band are white Japanese characters and short ties. The short sleeves are tapered. On the upper back there is a family crest or kamon (家紋) known as mokkō-mon (木瓜紋) in the shape of a cut surface of uri (oriental melon). The upper inside is lined with light blue fabric.
Khaki green kimono. There is a wide band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The short sleeves have an opening under the arms. The inside is unlined. It has three family crests or kamon (家紋) known as shippō ni hanabishi (七宝に花菱), representing shippō (七宝), seven treasures of Buddhism with a diamond-shaped flower motif called hanabishi (花菱).
Wide, long flared tunic with a rounded lower edge, made of cotton fabric dyed with heavy purple dye. Round neck with low upright collar. Fastens at side with frog closings. Pocket inside the front closing where it overlaps. Deep creases forming squares on body of garment and angles where sleeves join it.
Black tunic with short Mandarin collar, side slits and side opening with frog closures. The bottom hem is curved upwards. There is a pocket on the right inner flap. The inside is unlined.
Long, rectangular sheer red cloth with raw ends and sides.
A long, rectangular, sheer, very pale light green fabric with woven horizontal bands consisting of an alternating pattern between flowers and shell-like bow-tie-like shapes. Edged with orange and gold-coloured threads.
A shadow puppet of a male (laocheng, Emperor's advisor or scholar of the court character) (parts a-b) with a big black eyes, long black eyelashes, and a black beard made of hair. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, green, and black dragons, and floral print. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and green headdress (part c) that has a face in profile at the front. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.