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Jia Baoyu

Wang Tianxi1990

China Intangible Heritage Industry Alliance

China Intangible Heritage Industry Alliance
Beijing, China

This is a shadow puppet of Jia Baoyu, the protagonist in the Chinese literary classic Dream of the Red Chamber. According to the book, Jia Baoyu was the incarnation of both a piece of rock left beside the Qinggeng Mountain by Goddess Nvwa after repairing the sky, and the fairy servant named Shenying once living in the Hall of Red Clouds in the Heaven.

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  • Title: Jia Baoyu
  • Creator: Wang Tianxi
  • Date: 1990
  • Type: Shadow Puppet
  • Physical format: 47x31cm
China Intangible Heritage Industry Alliance

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