Most of the dolls in this collection can be separated into three distinct Chinese tales: Judge Bao, Journey to the West, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. At 87 years old, Taiwanese glove puppeteer Chen Hsi-huang is the star of a new documentary which reflects his determination to revive the dying tradit. In 2006, puppetry was listed as an important cultural practice in the First National Intangible Cultural Heritage publication. Glove puppetry in China dates back to the 16th or 17th century and originated in Fujian and has since spread throughout parts of southeast Asia with the Overseas Chinese. Stay after Mischief in the Crystal Palace to learn about Taiwanese glove puppet theater with a hands-on demonstration from the Shan Puppet Theater of. Glove Puppetry is a unique form of performance entertainment where puppeteers often utilize these bright-colored dolls to recreate scenes from popular Chinese folklore and legends. It is a type of Chinese Opera that made use of gloves puppet to entertain people through storytelling sessions and the topics revolve around popular folklore. One of the biggest and oldest forms of entertainment in Taiwan is glove puppetry. Our approach is to integrate robotics with the glove puppetry, design and develop the glove puppetry robot HinHRob. However, this ancient cultural and artistic treasures are faced with difficulties of protection and inheritance. Traditional hand puppets are used to perform what is known as a “Bu Dai Xi” (布袋戏) which, if translated literally, means “Cloth Sack Play” but it is of course more commonly referred to as “Glove Puppetry” in English. Source: Photo by Flickr user Hotel Kaesong used under CC BY-SA 2.0. China’s intangible cultural heritage glove puppetry is a thousand-year form of performance.
The dolls’ clothing is very reminiscent of what you would see in a classical opera costume, with bright shiny colors and flashy metal threading. The dolls were meticulously made by hand and feature an incredible amount of detail, with distinct facial features and embroideries on the fabrics of the dolls.
These puppets were created by the Ho Lo Fang Classical Puppet Art company in Taipei, Taiwan.
The collection has a total of 44 objects, including 34 dolls, seven furniture props, and three company brochures. Synopsis : In 2018, the master of master LI Tian-lu, the master of the Taiwan glove puppetry, 20th anniversary, to commemorate the great contribution to the. MOCA recently received a large donation of Taiwanese glove puppets generously donated by Mr.