Book has chapters on the shadow play; technical details of construction, manipulation, scenery, properties, effects, stage, music, plays and the showmen; three shadow plays translated from the Chinese; a note on Chinese interior decoration; making shadow figures. Illustrated with photographs of Chinese showmen and their theatres, and of shadow figures and scenes.
| Item number | 46169 |
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| Category | Book |
| Type | Shadow Show |
| Dimensions | length 237mm; breadth 165mm; thickness 12mm |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Related people | Benjamin March (author) |
| Paul McPharlin (editor) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection