Puppet of a man depicted wearing a scholar hat made of painted paper-maché. The man is wearing a long, blue, satin dragon robe decorated with couched embroidery of a dragon and sea wave designs and a pair of black boots with upturned toes and high platform heels made of painted, carved wood. His head and hands are made of painted clay and, the torso and limbs shaped with wood.
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